General strike - Wikipedia
A general strike is a strike action in which participants cease all economic activity, such as working, to strengthen the bargaining position of a trade union or achieve a common social or political goal.
The Call Is Out for Mass, Simultaneous Strikes in 4 Years
Oct 14, 2024 · J.C. Bengtson is an auto worker with UAW Local 1268, currently out of work due to Stellantis’s idling of the Belvidere Assembly Plant. The UAW is organizing for a possible national strike ...
General strike | Causes, Effects & History | Britannica
General strike, stoppage of work by a substantial proportion of workers in a number of industries in an organized endeavour to achieve economic or political objectives. A strike covering only one industry cannot properly be called a general strike.
100,000 workers take action as 'Striketober' hits the US - BBC
More than 100,000 US workers will strike, or have threatened to in October, as a wave of industrial action dubbed "Striketober" hits America. On Thursday, 10,000 workers at farm equipment maker...
Netanyahu defiant as protesters bring Israel to a halt | CNN
Sep 3, 2024 · Monday saw the largest general strike to have taken place in Israel since March 2023, when there was a similar mass walkout over Netanyahu’s controversial attempts to overhaul the country’s ...
Everything you need to know about the largest strikes happening …
Oct 5, 2023 · The United Auto Workers ‘ targeted strikes against General Motors, Stellantis and Ford began at select factories after the union’s contract with the companies expired in mid-September — and have...
What are Israel’s protests and general strike about - Al Jazeera
2 Sep 2024. Protests have erupted across Israel, and a general strike, after the recovery of six bodies of captives held by Hamas and other Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip since the...
General strike paralyses much of Israel after hostage deaths …
Sep 2, 2024 · A general strike shut down much of Israel on Monday as Benjamin Netanyahu’s government faced growing anger at its failure to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas after the deaths of six...
US military releases video said to show impact of drone strike on ...
2 days ago · The U.S. military on Wednesday said it had conducted several days of strikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The strikes included U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy aircraft, including the Navy’s F-35C stealth fighter jet. Published 6:27 PM PST, November 13, 2024.
Middle East latest: Workers search through rubble in eastern …
3 hours ago · Rescue teams are searching through rubble in a town near the city of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon where an Israeli strike hit a civil defense center the night before, killing at least 13. ... The General Directorate of Civil Defense expressed “deep regret over this direct attack on its members.” Staffers “will continue to respond to relief ...