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Going On "Strike"

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The term "strike" has always meant to hit someone or something. In business, a "strike" occurs when employees refuse to work. They "hit back" against their bosses. Strikes occur when an agreement on working conditions or wages cannot be reached.

When everyone quits, the firm begins to lose money. They are no longer producing goods for sale, yet they must continue to pay rent and insurance. This empowers workers to bargain for a better deal.

However, workers are not paid while on strike, which drives them to reach an agreement as soon as possible.

During a strike, employees would frequently "picket," or stand outside the workplace with protest placards.

The workers of Egypt's King Ramses III sat down and resisted working in 1159 BC. The first reported strike in modern times occurred in 1786 in Philadelphia, USA.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • refuse /rɪˈfjuz/ verb מסרב

    to say that you will not do or accept something

    He asked me to give him another loan, but I have to refuse.

  • empowers /ɪmˈpaʊərz/ verb מעצים

    to give someone the official authority or the freedom to do something

    This amendment empowers the president to declare a State of Emergency.

  • bargain /ˈbɑrɡɪn/ verb לְהִתְמַקֵחַ

    to try to make someone agree to give you something that is better for you

    Unions bargain with employers for better rates of pay each year.

  • placards /ˈplækərdz/ noun שלטים

    a notice or sign hung in a public place or carried by people

    Demonstrators marched past holding placards that said, “Freedom!”

  • resisted /rɪˈzɪstɪd/ verb התנגד

    to refuse to accept or be changed by something

    The party leader resisted demands for his resignation.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. How important is it to work in a nice environment?
  2. Would you ever consider going on strike because of poor working conditions?
  3. Should everybody have a right to strike or should employers have the right to fire employees who chose not to work?
  4. If a general strike is called should people have a right to not strike, or is it legitimate for strikers to attempt to stop them working?
  5. Does strike really work?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. What is the traditional meaning of “Strike”?

  2. In business terms, what is “a strike”?

  3. Why does striking give the workers power?

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