Sentence examples for major strike from inspiring English sources

A major strike in 2005 involved more than 200 detainees.

The last time junior doctors initiated a major strike over pay and conditions was in 1975.

A major strike was threatened and there was economic turbulence internationally.

If a walkout occurs, it will be the second major strike at Verizon in three years.

Each time there was a major strike, she was on the picket lines.

This has become the longest major strike in New York in years.

A major strike in the hospital and health care system ended only after strenuous negotiations and concessions from the government.

The deal, announced this evening, ends the first major strike campaign that Germany has experienced since 1995.

In addition to the car plants, major strike targets include Deere & Company, the American maker of heavy farm equipment.

Despite making conciliatory noises, Alexander said that the government had "contingency plans" in the event of a major strike.

Aside from a few one-day walkouts, the dispute is the first major strike at the museum since 1973.