QUESTION FOR EAGLES: If strike mandate has expired and no agreement reached, does it mean the workers are now on an unprotected strike, even if they are back to work and not actively withdrawing labor?
No. If you strike during the 12 week period, that action (well, more inaction I suppose) is protected. It is only if you strike after the end of the 12 weeks that you will no longer have protection.
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