Some of it is the legacy of the 60s and 70s when public sector pay rise conflicts dominated politics and resulted in crippling strikes. (politics.stackexchange.com)
«It is no time for revenge,» they asserted in 1921 after a number of crippling strikes. (religion-online.org)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has sweetened its offer to unions representing Long Island Rail Road employees as it tries to avert a potentially crippling strike in less than a month. (nystateofpolitics.com)