Sentence examples for was a general strike from inspiring English sources

There was a general strike to prevent him getting full powers recently and he got them.

This week, they began what they said was a general strike aimed at forcing Mr Mesa's resignation.

In protest against this and against a jump in the price of petrol, there was a general strike for a few days in July; the new president was obliged to revoke the contracts.

There was a general strike on February 17th, and another general strike, organized by the Women's March which has expanded its reach into an ongoing hundred-day campaign has been planned for March 8th.

There was a general strike a few months ago, the effects of which sharply reduced Venezuela's oil production.

In 1950 there was a general strike in Belgium, and John Smith's hired two Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber aircraft to carry 7 ton loads twice-daily of their beers into the country in order to ensure supply.

There is a general strike and all the shops are closed, nobody is opening.

"There has to be a general strike," said Alberto Carrillo, a teacher who protested in Madrid.

If Governor Walker refuses to compromise, the only weapon left in labour's arsenal is a general strike.

On Monday morning, the Women's March announced on Instagram that there will be a "general strike".

There hasn't been a General Strike in the United States since 1934, when the unified shut down of production hit San Francisco, Minneapolis, and Toledo in the same calendar year.