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Jul 28, 2025 · As a result, Evansville workers are choosing to honor the nationwide strike by not crossing the picket line.

Nov 4, 2025 · Thousands of Boeing workers go on strike Boeing workers from three different Midwestern manufacturing plants who build fighter jets have gone on strike. CBS News' …

Dec 31, 2025 · President Trump confirmed a recent U.S. strike on a Venezuelan dock he claims was used by drug smugglers, prompting questions about the size and scope of the U.S. mission.

: a strike that is brought against an employer because of a dispute regarding economic benefits or conditions (as wages) Note: Workers engaged in an economic strike can legally be replaced …

When there is a strike, workers stop doing their work for a period of time, usually in order to try to get better pay or conditions for themselves.

if a trade union or official organization calls, takes, or leads a group of workers out on strike, it announces that they are stopping working because they are not satisfied with their pay, …

15 hours ago · Nearly 16,000 nurses in New York City are set to strike on Monday amid a battle over safe staffing, healthcare benefits, pay and workplace safety during contract negotiations.

1. To start to play music or sing: The band suddenly struck up. To start to play or sing (something): The orchestra struck up a waltz. To cause to start to play or sing: Strike up the …

STRIKE meaning: 1 : to hit (someone or something) in a forceful way; 2 : to cause (something) to hit something in a forceful way