A wave of strikes swept across Europe between 1968 and 1970.

To that extent the first wave of strikes appeared to succeed, officials said.

The nation had been buffeted by a wave of strikes.

There, she has launched many reforms which have caused a great wave of strikes.

Their early married life is disrupted by a major wave of strikes.

On April 21, a new wave of strikes hit the country.

Unions did good work supporting workers, but he would not support waves of irresponsible strikes.

In December 1970, a price hike led to a wave of strikes.

The charges led to waves of street protests and general strikes.

A mutual aid society was begun, but did not survive a wave of strikes.