dock strike

Frequency: 7.211.2 per million words

A work stoppage by dock workers.

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  • The city's port was paralyzed by a week-long dock strike.
  • The prolonged dock strike caused severe disruptions to the national supply chain.
  • Negotiations have failed, leading to an immediate dock strike.
  • Historians still study the great dock strike of 1889 for its impact on labor rights.
  • If the union's demands are not met, a dock strike could be imminent.
  • Our shipment of goods has been delayed indefinitely due to the ongoing dock strike.
  • An agreement was finally reached, bringing an end to the crippling two-month dock strike.
  • The government intervened after the dock strike threatened to halt all international trade.
  • Calling for a dock strike was the workers' last resort to fight for better wages.
  • Media outlets are providing continuous coverage of the impending dock strike.