English-Spanish translations for general strike

• huelga general
  Y de Barcelona a Sevilla, señor Aznar, le convocaron una huelga general. And from Barcelona to Seville, Mr Aznar, a general strike was called.
  La impresionante huelga general de hoy en Grecia transmitirá un mensaje firme de lucha... Today's awe-inspiring general strike in Greece will send a strong fighting message ...
  A finales de agosto, dicho movimiento se había convertido en una huelga general que se extendía por todo el país. At the end of August this action became a general strike affecting the whole country.

Definition of general strike

• A coordinated work stoppage by a substantial proportion of the workers of a particular city, region or state, normally to achieve economic or political goals

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