threatened strike
collocation in Englishmeaningsofthreatenedandstrike
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threatened
adjective
uk/ˈθret.ənd/us/ˈθret.ənd/
in danger, or likely to ...
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strike
noun[C]
uk/straɪk/us/straɪk/
a period of time when workers refuse to work because of an argument with an employer about working conditions, pay levels, or ...
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(Definition ofthreatenedandstrikefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I believe they are heartily ashamed of their union and that they are heartily ashamed of thethreatenedstrike.
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It is true that negotiations are proceeding with a view to avert thethreatenedstrike.
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Not many years ago there was athreatenedstrike.
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The firementhreatenedstrikeaction and the miners used strike action.
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The inducement could take the form ofthreatenedstrikeagainst the supplier or the customer.
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They arise from inter-union disagreement or from cases where a strike orthreatenedstrikewill throw other trade union members into unemployment.
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If it is, will the eight-point programme which was submitted to him form part of those discussions to avert thethreatenedstrike?
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The other matter is athreatenedstrike, which will be nation-wide and will be called tomorrow.
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One word with regard to the position of the miners in respect to thethreatenedstrike.
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Indeed, can be say whether there is any further information regarding thisthreatenedstrikeabout which we ought to be aware?
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Further to your ruling, it is not athreatenedstrike; it is in fact a strike.
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There was athreatenedstrikeof the electricians, which was averted only at the last moment.
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The next phase was at the commencement of this year, when the minersthreatenedstrikeaction.
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Thethreatenedstrikeis in support of a wage claim for all manual workers in the industry.
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In my particular area also, covering my constituency, it is in fact a strike, not athreatenedstrike.
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It may still be possible to reach an agreement without thethreatenedstrike.
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That led to athreatenedstrike.
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It might, however, be some time before the final decision on the legality or illegality of athreatenedstrike, or even of an actual strike, is given.
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However, thatthreatenedstrikewas stopped.
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This led to athreatenedstrikeand ultimately to the resignation of several of the programme's presenters.
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