"We had a six-month commercial strike; the shops weren't open for even one hour all that time," he says with a boastful gold-toothed smile.

The six-month strike has never been about union rules.

The shutdown of the Provo mill came after a six-month strike by the steelworkers' union.

A six-month postal strike followed, after which he received a packet of the production's favorable reviews.

In 1869 a six-month strike over union recognition was ended by negotiation.

The settlement avoided a repeat of a bitter six-month strike that took place in 2000.

The mine workers union and coal companies made progress in talks to end a six-month strike.

Representatives of television and radio commercial actors voted to go back to work, ending a six-month strike.

A six-month general strike in 1936 marked the start of the great Arab Revolt.

Following a six-month strike, the musicians and management reached an agreement on April 3, 2011.