: 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 …

Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike in British English, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in …

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, …

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.

5 days ago · Union leaders accuse hospital administrators at the 12 hospitals of trying to cut staff, wages and health care benefits for nurses.

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Dec 18, 2025 · The strike, the 26th announced by the U.S. military, brings the total number killed to at least 99 since the Trump administration began bombing boats in September.

5 days ago · The US military conducted a strike against a “low-profile vessel” allegedly trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing one person, according to US Southern …

To knock is to strike, often with a tendency to displace the object struck; it also means to strike repeatedly: to knock someone down; to knock at a door. See also beat.

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 …