Now, he said, the police will be able to arrest people who incite workers to strike.
In the past, workers have struck over wages or other workplace issues.
Roughly 3,000 workers, or about a third of the total number in the industry, struck.
As many as 100,000 workers could strike, the union said.
They support laws that would allow workers to form unions and to strike.
When that last happened, in 1984, workers struck for 67 days at considerable cost.
The answer is that the 7,300 workers and their union have struck an uncomfortable bargain.
In this country, when workers strike, they're not enraged over a few cents an hour.
The strike lasted for over six months during which around 10,000 workers struck work.
Its workers are protesting and striking against the threat of more job cuts.