Airbus Workers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Return-to-Office Rules
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Workers at Airbus have started a strike. The strike has no end date. This is called an indefinite strike.
The workers voted first. Most of them said yes to the strike. This is a ratification vote.
The strike is about going back to the office. The company wants workers in the office more. Many workers do not want this.
One worker said: 'We ask for what we deserve.' This shows the workers are angry about more than just the office.
People say this is not only a rebellion about office days. It is about bigger things at work.
The strike affects the whole workforce, called the 'plantilla' in Spanish. Many workers stopped working together.
Vocabulary15 words
- Airbus
- a big company that makes airplanes
- indefinite
- with no fixed end time
- ratification
- a vote that makes something official
- deserve
- to have a right to get something
- rebellion
- fighting against rules or leaders
- workforce
- all the people who work at a company
- strike
- when workers stop working to protest
- vote
- choosing something by saying yes or no
- policy
- a plan or rule a company follows
- return-to-office
- going back to work in a building, not at home
- employees
- people who work for a company
- dispute
- a disagreement between two groups
- protest
- showing you disagree with something
- company
- a business that makes or sells things
- angry
- feeling strong negative feelings
Quiz
Answer key
1. An indefinite strike 2. Returning to the office 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Workers at Airbus have started a _____. The strike has no end date. This is called an _____ strike.
The workers voted first. Most of them said yes to the strike. This is a _____ vote.
The strike is about going back to the _____. The company wants workers in the office more. Many workers do not want this.
One worker said: 'We ask for what we _____.' This shows the workers are angry about more than just the office.
People say this is not only a _____ about office days. It is about bigger things at work.
The strike affects the whole _____. Many workers stopped working together.