: 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 …

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, …

1 day ago · The attack was the 30th announced by the U.S. military since early September. It came days after President Trump said the U.S. had struck a coastal site related to drugs and …

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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.

2 days ago · The president didn't provide details about the apparent strike, which NBC News hasn't independently confirmed. The U.S. announced another lethal strike on a vessel Monday.

4 days ago · The players are striking in-season for the first time in the 38-year-old league's history. Here's why as explained by Blades union rep Logan Lambdin.

STRIKE definition: to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit. See examples of strike used in a sentence.

19 hours ago · Gig and platform worker unions have called a nationwide strike today, December 31, 2025, accusing app-based companies of 'systemic exclusion from core labour entitlements'.

Dec 12, 2025 · Find out where workers are on strike across the country and find a picket line to join near you.