21.   A two-day national strike in March shut down the economy.

22.   A national strike on Wednesday shut down businesses and factories around the country to protest soaring prices and alleged government mismanagement of the economy.

23.   A strike shut down Italian airports for most of Tuesday, grounding thousands of passengers.

24.   About half the funding for new films comes from distributors, and a prolonged strike could shut off that major source of investment, he said.

25.   An anti-election strike shut down the capital of volatile Kashmir state and troops secured polling stations Friday, a day ahead of parliamentary elections in Srinagar.

26.   Anti-election strike shuts down Kashmiri capital.

27.   In Karachi, the strike shut down the Karachi Stock Exchange as well as many financial institutions.

28.   Military personnel have been forced to use grocery stores in Adana since a strike shut down most facilities on base.

29.   Public service strike shuts down government offices, services.

30.   The strike also shut stores and halted traffic before it ended this afternoon.