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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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protest vs strike

0In a separate 01b00protest02b00, fishermen in several ports rejected a new government aid package aimed at compensating soaring fuel costs, and continued to disrupt oil and other cargo traffic.02br
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00I believe protest cannot be subsituted by strike because fishermen don't work for the government - they are not goverment workers.02br
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00To strike, you must be a member of the organization. Am I right?02br
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02br 00If you go on strike, you refuse to work. I am not aware that you MUST be a member of an organisation or union in order to go on strike, althouh a lot of strikes are undertaken with the collective decision of union members. 0-

— Optilang

  • 02br 00If you go on strike, you refuse to work.
  • I am not aware that you MUST be a member of an organisation or union in order to go on strike, althouh a lot of strikes are undertaken with the collective decision of union members.
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0 It is possible to protest without going on strike.02br
00If you go on strike, you refuse to work. I am not aware that you MUST be a member of an organisation or union in order to go on strike, althouh a lot of strikes are undertaken with the collective decision of union members. 0-
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0 Also, you can protest outside your working hours, effectively not stopping the activity at the workplace. 0-
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