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Bae does not expect such industrial action to be a one-off event.—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 May 2026 Walkouts continued despite the announcement last week of a deal which the group hoped would resolve the industrial action.—Max Ramsay, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026 Starting today, multiple industrial actions will affect major European airport hubs in Belgium and Germany, forcing thousands of travelers to rebook flights or switch to alternative modes of transportation.—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026 Britain’s resident doctors are embroiled in ongoing industrial action over an intractable pay dispute, which has been running since March 2023.—The Week, TheWeek, 25 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for industrial action