Sentence examples for strike to push for from inspiring English sources

But a group of activists who used a hunger strike to push for the creation of such a position dismissed the proposed measure as "toothless" because the office would not be able to investigate the prime minister and, they said, would not have enough independence.

Service industry workers have engaged in rallies and strikes to push for unionization and higher guaranteed wages.

The dorsal contact pressure at the first toe increased by four times from heel strike to push off.

This will depend on whether at that point the opposition will strike a deal to push for change and achieve it, finally.

We're striking from school to push for urgent change now.

The Awami League only recently agreed to take part in the ballot after it mounted a series of strikes and protests to push for electoral reform.

MEXICO CITY -- The Cuban government on Wednesday agreed to release 52 political prisoners in the coming months, a dramatic move that may ease international criticism as well as save the life of a prominent dissident who has been on a hunger strike for four months to push for the liberation of inmates.

She has participated in health worker strikes in the past to push for higher salaries, but to no avail.

He promised that the US would continue to push for strikes because the credible threat of military action was vital in putting pressure on the Assad regime.

General secretary Peter Carter urged nurses to resist the temptation to push for a strike.

Political and international security analysts concede that the conditions prompting Obama to push for punitive strikes on Assad's forces are vastly different this time.