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go (out) on strike and go out (on strike)

[for a group of people] to quit working at their jobs until certain demands are met. If we don't have a contract by noon tomorrow, we'll go out on strike. The entire workforce went on strike at noon today.

See also: strike

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But KORAIL management said the union should be responsible for all the inconvenience as it already voted to go on strike last month. S.Korean strike cripples cargo train service by AFP / AFP Asian Edition 1936 - Syrian General Strike - Workers in Syria go on strike to get revolutionaries out of prison, and once they got their demands, they established national independence. Ending Oppression and Exploitation the Two Routes by Andy Carloff / Politics community They have described it as a warning of tougher action to come - adding they will go on strike if their demands are not met. Nurses threaten strike over pay by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)			go into raptures go into service go into the service go it alone Go jump in a lake! go like a bomb go like a rocket go like clockwork go like hot cakes go live go mental go native go near go nowhere go off at half-cock go off half-cocked go off on a tangent go off the boil go off the deep end go off the rails go on a binge go on a rampage go on before go on for an age go on record go on strike go on the block go on to a better land go on tour go on with go one better go out in search of go out of business go out of fashion go out of service go out of way go out of way to go out on a limb go out the window go over big go over head go over like a lead balloon go over with a bang go over with a fine-tooth comb go overboard go past go pear-shaped Go piss up a rope! go places go postal go public			go off the deep end go off the deep end go off the rails go on go on go on go on go on a binge go on a diet go on a fishing expedition go on a fool's errand go on a power trip go on a rampage go on a spree go on an errand go on an outing go on before go on doing go on doing something go on foot go on for ages go on for an age Go on Laugh Daily go on merry way go on merry way go on record go on record go on record go on record go on record go on strike go on the block go on the block go on the block go on the block go on the block go on the block go on the fritz go on the offensive go on the offensive go on the offensive go on the razzle go on to a better land go on to the offensive go on to the offensive go on to the offensive go on tour go on with Go On With One Nigeria go one better go one better go one better go one better go one better go one on one go one’s way Go Onward Always Learning Something go out go out go out go out

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