Sentence examples for prolonged strike from inspiring English sources

A prolonged strike, Mr. Olson said, might only speed the process.

But the prospect of a prolonged strike could force a decision to go back to work.

A prolonged strike at Delphi could well force GM into Chapter 11.

Losses from a prolonged strike could have led to the closure of one of the city's two newspapers.

Financially, it would be virtually impossible for writers ever to recoup lost income from a prolonged strike.

The two sides never looked far apart and the CWU knew public sympathy for a prolonged strike would be limited.

Back then, an unpopular Chávez withstood vast demonstrations, a short-lived coup and prolonged strikes-cum-lockouts. Mr Maduro seems to think he can likewise ride out the storm.

With tourism accounting for almost 20% of GDP and jobs, the rise has been met by jubilation in a country whose image has been blighted by street riots, prolonged strikes, social upheaval and political unrest since the outbreak of the crisis in late 2009.

If prolonged, the strike could seriously threaten the health of Londoners, officials said.

The casualties of the work stoppage even include companies at a far remove from the central issue that has prolonged the strike: the compensation structure for actors in television commercials.

B1 Fight Over Tips Prolongs Strike Striking workers at the "21" Club and La Caravelle, two top-drawer Manhattan restaurants, reached a tentative labor contract, but there was one pesky issue that kept kept the workers out at La Caravelle: the sommelier's share of the tips.