1.   And Chrysler narrowly avoided a major strike in August at its Detroit axle plant, another aging factory targeted for shutdown.

2.   Chaos had been averted, though strikes in the public services sputtered on.

3.   Five thousand employees came out on strike in protest at the poor working conditions.

4.   Read in studio Hundreds of staff at polytechnic and further education colleges have been on strike in a protest over pay.

5.   Staff at the voluntary organisation held strikes in protest at the dismissal of Paul Knight, who managed a home in Barnet.

6.   The breakaway union is balloting its members for a one-day token strike in protest over the amended pit closure plans.

7.   The miners went on strike in defence of their jobs.

8.   The workers have called off their strike in anticipation of a pay offer.

9.   French air traffic controllers have begun a three-day strike in a dispute over pay.

10.   Staff at the hospital went on strike in protest at the incidents.