61.   The strike has badly hit rail services but the government has mobilized non-union workers to keep power stations open.

62.   The strike has hit auto plants particularly hard, forcing car companies to temporarily lay off thousands of workers.

63.   The strike is hitting beggars in indirect ways too.

64.   The strike hit the village of Ramadi, in southern Iraq.

65.   The strike would only hit selected businesses and the strikers would be paid by the union during the strike.

66.   The strikes on Thursday hit construction projects throughout the country, including work on autobahn routes and sites in Berlin such as Potsdamer Platz and the Brandenburg Gate.

67.   The strike has badly hit rail services but the government has mobilised non-union workers to keep power stations open.

68.   The strike has hit the automobile construction section particularly hard.

69.   The strike is hitting the tourism industry hard, coming at the peak of the high season.

70.   Wildcat strikes have hit the north of the country this week in opposition to the reform.