Sentence examples for supporting striking from inspiring English sources

Pride, a British indie hit about about gay activists supporting striking Welsh miners, made the cut for best comedy/musical.

In his early years, in the 1980s, he was there on the picket lines supporting striking miners.

In the late 1990s, while studying law in southwest China's Sichuan Province, he began supporting striking workers and taxi drivers.

King, it should be remembered, was gunned down in Memphis in 1968, where he was supporting striking black sanitation workers who marched carrying posters with the message "I Am a Man".

Goebel continued his attack on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, supporting striking laborers from the railroad and charging that the Republican party was controlled by trusts.

It has also been rocked by a dispute over bin collections in Brighton, which has set the Green-led council against Lucas, who supported striking workers.

More than 15,000 transgender people secretly serve in the US military, according to an estimate from the Palm Centre, a group that supports striking the ban.

At least 75percentt of the teachers polled at 150 schools reportedly support striking should the city and union not agree on a contract.

She traveled across the country, both organizing for the United Mine Workers and orating on her own, supporting strikes, and galvanizing public support for labour with her slogan, "Join the union, boys".

The RMT said 40% of members voted, with 76% of those supporting strikes.

Early on, its leaders reached out to the emerging labor movement, even supporting strikes by the Knights of Labor.