: 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 …

21 hours ago · NYC nurses on strike resume negotiations with hospitals on Day 11 The New York State Nurses Association confirmed contract negotiations resumed Thursday morning with officials at the …

3 hours ago · New York mayor was joined by Senator Bernie Sanders at a Tuesday rally with nurses as strike entered second week

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, working …

22 hours ago · NYC nurses on strike resume negotiations with hospitals on 11th day New York City nurses on strike are headed back to the bargaining table with hospital administrators to try to bring …

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.

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7 hours ago · Nearly 15,000 health care workers in New York have been off the job since last week in a labor action affecting some of the city’s major hospitals.

Nov 4, 2025 · Thousands of Boeing workers go on strike Boeing workers from three different Midwestern manufacturing plants who build fighter jets have gone on strike. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has more …

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.