Mr. Medvedev, on his first trip to the area as president, was scheduled to visit Israel as well, but that part of his itinerary had to be postponed because of a strike by employees of the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
The Lisbon subway was closed Tuesday during the morning commute because of a strike.
"The worry is that they'll remember we told them to queue for petrol because of a strike that hadn't happened".
It was for a recording of the song "Confess," when there were no backup singers available because of a strike.
A debate at the Sorbonne on the crisis of capitalism was cancelled because of a strike by students.
Copper output stagnated, because of a strike at the largest mine and a rock fall at another.
They wrote Uncle a postcard, and told him they were in Switzerland because of a strike at the airport.
Last year's fin whaling season, which usually begins in mid-June, was delayed because of a strike by veterinary inspectors.
Mr. Chávez said the government had beefed up security because of a strike over pay by metropolitan police officers.
Indeed, business owners are simply not going to accept being unable to trade because of a strike.
First, the little European airline that was to fly her from Kristiansand to Copenhagen, the first leg of her outbound trip, canceled her flight because of a strike.
