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0State-run oil marketing companies are hemorrhaging vast amounts of money - as much as a billion dollars a day, according to some reoports. Some folks say the price hike should have been even higher, to make the economics of $130 a barrel of oil work out. Thursday’s price hike was inevitable.02br02br00Fine, I get all that. I understand why the government had to raise fuel prices and I understand why people are upset. So, protest. Hold a peaceful rally somewhere and make your point. Tell the government you are angry, make your demands. But a 01b00bandh02b00?! How does it help to bring a heaving city to a grinding halt for two days?02br02br01a05000/ 02a02br02br00What would be a good substitute for bandh?02br02br00Thanks0230hrefhttp://business.blogs.cnn.com

Avangi · Accepted Answer

0I'm not familiar with "bandh," but from your context I'm thinking, "work stoppage" and "protest strike." I hear these terms used in connection with one- or two-day actions.02br
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New2grammar · Answer

0Thanks, Avangi, Is protest strike a compound noun? If so, what does it mean?02br
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Avangi · Answer

0I know it sounds redundant. I don't think it rises to the status of a compound noun. It's just for the purpose of making a popular statement.02br
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00Your blog reference used the term "general strike," which is quite common, but not in the US. We had a couple of one-day strikes last year in LA to protest immigration policy, but they were observed mainly by Hispanics and some sympathizers.02br
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00Yesterday, the Los Angeles teachers union marched around their local schools for awhile in the morning, protesting budget cuts which have been proposed to deal with the huge city deficits since the economy tanked. I believe it was only for a couple of hours.02br
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00These differ from strikes called by specific unions during contract disputes, which are called for indifinite periods of time, and continue until somebody gives in. Other unions often respect their picket lines and refuse to work at locations being picketed. The recent screen and TV writers' strike went on for months.0-

New2grammar · Answer

0Avangi, I see. Just to summarize, protest strikes are carried out for a short period of time as you said in your examples, a couple of hours to a couple of day.On the other hand, strikes are carried out by unions as a result of contract disagreements and usually extend for a long period of time depending on how long it takes to come to a resolution.0-

Avangi · Answer

0You have it.0-

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