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Ralaan Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
A Threatened Strike?
"The period following World War 2 was filled with a succession of crises as the U.S. was having difficulties going back to a peacetime economy. A threatened railroad strike in 1946 was one of the crises that led to a reconsideration of interrelationships among management, labor, and government."
I'm more familiar with the word "threaten" used as a verb. For example, "he threatened to shoot me if I didn't do.... blah blah". Or as the adjective as in "The US government has listed polar bears as a threatened species owing to a drastic reduction in Arctic sea ice..."
But "a threatened strike"? What does that mean?
1. Did the railroad workers' union threaten to go on a strike? Is that what it means?
1-1. If so, then why not "THE threatened railroad strike in 1946", since they had already announced it and the strike is being mentioned as a topic that has already been discussed?
2. Or was it that there was a strike planned, but it never garnered much support from the union members or something? so the strike was "threatened"?
Any help would be much appreciated! =]
I'm more familiar with the word "threaten" used as a verb. For example, "he threatened to shoot me if I didn't do.... blah blah". Or as the adjective as in "The US government has listed polar bears as a threatened species owing to a drastic reduction in Arctic sea ice..."
But "a threatened strike"? What does that mean?
1. Did the railroad workers' union threaten to go on a strike? Is that what it means?
1-1. If so, then why not "THE threatened railroad strike in 1946", since they had already announced it and the strike is being mentioned as a topic that has already been discussed?
2. Or was it that there was a strike planned, but it never garnered much support from the union members or something? so the strike was "threatened"?
Any help would be much appreciated! =]
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1. Did the railroad workers' union threaten to go on a strike? Is that what it means?
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- Did the railroad workers' union threaten to go on a strike?
- Is that what it means?
- -- Not necessarily an overt threat, but there was at least worry about the likelihood of a strike.
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1. Did the railroad workers' union threaten to go on a strike? Is that what it means? -- Not necessarily an overt threat, but there was at least worry about the likelihood of a strike.
1-1. If so, then why
not "THE threatened railroad strike in 1946", since they had already announced it and the strike is being mentioned as a topic that has already been discussed?-- The strike
1-1. If so, then why
not "THE threatened railroad strike in 1946", since they had already announced it and the strike is being mentioned as a topic that has already been discussed?-- The strike
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