An extended strike could cripple the country's struggling industries.

One of the primary examples of conciliation is the adjustment of labor disputes without a strike or an extended strike.

Both long stoppages in hockey have been lockouts, the players haven't had any extended strikes.

Union leaders want Congress to stay out of the dispute, figuring that an extended strike would inflict heavy losses on the railroads and force them to reduce their demands.

In a powerful extended strike, the clasped hands slice in a horizontal arc across the area in front of the body as if going through a heavy substance.

Toews's department proposed the privatization of home-care delivery services in 1996, drawing opposition from many in the field and triggering an extended strike.

In the autumn of 1907, both black and white longshore workers launched an extended general strike against their shipping company employers.

Rae helped the Toronto Symphony Orchestra restructure following an extended strike by its musicians at the beginning of the 1999-2000 season.

Ford, which last year was more profitable than G.M. for the first time since 1924, is expected to retain its advantage this year, barring an extended strike.

One participant said that both sides faced pressure to settle because of the possibility that the airline would dissolve over the course of an extended strike.