Simultaneous STRIKES in most major industries of a country: famous examples include that in the UK in 1926 and several in Poland and Sweden in the 1980s. These strikes often start in a major sector and become general through sympathetic...

Great Britain 1921, 1926 Industrial relations in the mining industry had long been fraught with contention. Miners' conditions improved during World War I and the immediate postwar period, when the mines were taken under government control and...

A general strike is a strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city, region or country. While a general strike can be for political goals, economic goals, or both, it tends to gain its momentum from the ideological or class sympathies...

Ageneral strike shut down most industry in Spain on Jan 27, 1994, in protest of new laws allowing corporations to fire employees more easily. The underlying discontent which led to the strike stems from 23% unemployment, a harsh recession and strict welfare laws. ...

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A strike by public service workers ended Wednesday after just eight hours, when the Israeli government agreed to pay back wages.The open-ended strike was expected to shut down most services, including Israeli airports and seaports, but as the two sides kept in contact, it appeared...