on strike
We're on strike!
We are on strike.
I lavoratori dell'azienda sono andati in sciopero.
The company's workers went on strike.
E lui scomparve, come se fosse in sciopero anche lui.
And he disappeared, as if he were on strike too.
— Blow Out (1981)
We were on strike.
We are on strike.
Loro hanno promesso di non andare in sciopero durante la conferenza.
They promised not to go on strike during the conference.