Nurses in British Columbia have been on strike, demanding higher pay, since June 14.

For five months, hundreds of workers from the oil fields of western Kazakhstan have been on strike demanding better pay and working conditions.

In the summer of 1915, a series of strikes demanding the eight-hour day began in Bridgeport.

In the past two weeks, nurses, seamen, coal-mine safety workers and London teachers have gone on strike demanding higher wages and job security.

A new Education Secretary was named to deal with the restiveness of teachers, who have conducted a series of strikes demanding better pay.

Angry civilians participated in these strikes once again demanding for changes in the country's constitution.

Spontaneous riots followed in several cities, while the business community organized a general strike demanding Somoza's resignation.

Unions have the power to bargain collectively on behalf of their members and to call for strikes demanding concessions from employers.

On that day in 1886, 60,000 workers went on strike, once again demanding an eight-hour workday.

In response petroleum workers called a strike demanding that Abacha release Abiola and hand over power to him.