The strike call received massive support among the working class.

It struck Call that they should have educated the boy a little better.

A few minutes later the drivers drove off to begin a day's work, despite the strike call.

With the strike call, it was not immediately clear whether the two sides still planned to meet.

Within hours of the strike call things were already off to a quicker start than most people could have possibly predicted.

He estimated that 98 percent of the extras had honored the strike call.

But many business were left with fewer people working than usual because thousands of employees did heed the strike call.

Street vendors normally remain unaffected by general strike calls and do business all year around.

The strike call, however, was reportedly not widely observed.

Many civil servants and other workers left their jobs in response to a strike call, and students walked out of classes.

Despite their anger, Dominicans appear ambivalent about the strike call.

According to local reports an opposition strike call was widely observed on Oct. 26.

A substantial number of union workers refused their stewards' strike call altogether.

He tossed the slider, waited for the final strike call, then bowed his head.

Froemming was known for his extremely loud and enthusiastic strike call.

Some 20,000 policemen were ordered into the streets to protect workers who defied the strike call.

Reflecting Peru's changing power equation, the union strike call was largely ignored.

The government condemned the strike call as "adventurist" and undemocratic.

Few of the miners actually belonged to the union or participated in the strike call, but the majority honored it.

These protests were followed by the strike call by the secessionist leaders.

Lewis, facing criminal charges and sensitive to the propaganda campaign, withdrew his strike call.

Some people violating the strike call were attacked.

Some officials equated the strike call to treasonous action.

He pleaded for Bulgarians to ignore the strike call.

Perhaps the most striking call for a new beginning came from Mr. Sharif.