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  • 111To strike work — Strike Strike, v. t. [imp. {Struck}; p. p. {Struck}, {Stricken}({Stroock}, {Strucken}, Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striking}. Struck is more commonly used in the p. p. than stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS. str[=i]can to go,… …

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  • 112sit-down strike —  Strike in which workers do not work but remain or assemble at place of work …

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  • 113strike somebody down — …

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  • 114Homestead Strike — The Homestead Strike was a labor lockout and strike which began on June 30, 1892, culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents on July 6, 1892. It is one of the most serious labor disputes in U.S. history. The dispute… …

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  • 1152007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike — Articles Effects on Television AMPTP  • WGAW  • WGAE …

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  • 1162011 Oakland general strike — Participants Occupy Oakland Location …

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  • 117McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle — For the game, see F 15 Strike Eagle (video game). F 15E Strike Eagle USAF F 15Es of the 4th Operations Group in fo …

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  • 118Flint Sit-Down Strike — The 1936 37 Flint Sit Down Strike changed the United Automobile Workers from a collection of isolated locals on the fringes of the industry into a major union and led to the unionization of the United States automobile industry. BackgroundThe UAW …

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  • 1191952 steel strike — on essentially the same terms the union had proposed four months earlier. [Marcus, Truman and the Steel Seizure Case: The Limits of Presidential Power, 1977, p. 253.] Wage control policy during the Korean WarOn February 9, 1950, Senator Joseph… …

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  • 120Great Railroad Strike of 1877 — The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States and ended some 45 days later after it was put down by local and state militias, as well as by federal troops.Economic conditions in the 1870s1873 saw… …

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