61.   Health, railway and electrical workers are all threatening partial strikes this winter if their wage demands are not met.

62.   In a sign of mounting opposition to the austerity plan, trade unions and students had threatened national strikes this week.

63.   In September, TPSA employees threatened a strike if postal workers were to get free shares.

64.   In response, the United States and Britain threatened military strikes.

65.   In retaliation, the United States and Britain threatened military strikes.

66.   Iraq has prevented the inspectors from searching presidential sites for weapons of mass destruction, leading the United States to threaten military strikes.

67.   Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak threatened more strikes if attacks by Lebanese-based guerrillas continued.

68.   Last month, the Sudanese Trade Union Federation threatened a strike over increases in electricity rates.

69.   More strikes have been threatened, although negotiators from the Transport and General Workers Union said they want a solution that can prevent any subsequent walkouts.

70.   Mswati recently promised a review of possible political changes, including the adoption of a constitution, when another national strike was threatened.