a general strike

The Kurds had called for a general strike after the death of Saneh Jaleh, a student who was one of the two men killed last Monday.

Greek labor unions were planning a general strike and a mass protest on Wednesday against the country's economic austerity measures.

But Chile suffered a general strike last week, in part over the role of the public sector in education, a common middle-class concern.

Still, the demands of the unions' core membership will probably make a general strike inevitable. Either way, the left will be in disarray.

Industry was tied up , and the whole city was nervous with talk of a trolley strike , a printer's strike, a general strike .

But it could face opposition on the streets (the biggest trade union is already talking of a general strike).

Meanwhile, there were nationwide protests in Greece and a general strike against the government's latest austerity measures.

The most turbulent have been on the island of Guadeloupe, a French department in the Caribbean that has been paralysed by a general strike.

Workers in Greece are due to stage a general strike, as the parliament meets to debate new austerity measures.

Greek police have clashed with protesters in the capital Athens as unions stage a general strike against government austerity measures.

A general strike against tough austerity measures is under way in Greece, with trade unions calling for mass mobilisation of protesters.

If unions do not like it, as seems likely, they will call a general strike.

The masseur and the masseuse decided to stage a general strike on the stage.

Opposition leaders had called for a general strike on Tuesday, but it was unclear how many businesses had shuttered.

That has seen off the risk of a general strike.

Yeltsin addressed a crowd of supporters calling for a general strike.

Spanish unions are holding a general strike to protest against labour reforms which the new government hopes will help cut unemployment.

The opposition has called a general strike for Tuesday and has discussed marching on the state TV headquarters.

Parts of Kurdistan observed a general strike in protest.

The public-sector strike is the first step in a series of protests and could lead to a general strike.

This led to a general strike and all production came to a stand.

They decided to stage a general strike.

Will Mr Zapatero really face a general strike after his labour-reform announcement next week?

Unions have threatened a general strike over planned labour market reforms.

Italy's largest trade union, the CGIL, says it will hold a general strike over plans to reform employment laws.

Union leaders have warned that if reforms are imposed, rather than negotiated, they will hold a general strike.

A general strike left much of Spain paralyzed as unions challenged the government's draconian budget cuts and labor market overhaul.

The government wobbled, the opposition called for a new election and the trade unions staged a general strike.

They wanted to launch a general strike which would bring the state to the ground.

If the unions dislike the prime minister's plans, as seems highly likely, they will call a general strike.

If he is arrested, his supporters say they will call a general strike.

A general strike by Greece's two main trade unions on October 5th went off peacefully (by Greek standards).

A general strike has been called across Greeece as protests against planned spending cuts and tax rises continue.

A general strike has been called for this Wednesday and Thursday.

A general strike may come next year.

(22)A general strike paralyzed all Paris.

They joined a general strike in December 2002, along with half of the firm's 40, 000 employees.

Only now, after a general strike in 2002, then a referendum, is it mustering a slate of candidates for September's congressional election.

On May 18th many of Homs's people observed a general strike.

Silvio Berlusconi's government this week suffered a general strike in Italy;

In the grip of a general strike