La huelga es una forma de protesta en la que sus participantes se abstienen de realizar la actividad que realizan normalmente en perjuicio de aquellos a los que dirigen sus reivindicaciones o sus quejas. El tipo más importante y extendido es la huelga laboral o paro que es la suspensión colectiva de su actividad por parte de los trabajadores con el fin de reivindicar mejoras en las condiciones de trabajo o manifestarse contra recortes en los derechos sociales; según la Organización Internacional del Trabajo, es uno de los medios legítimos fundamentales de que disponen los ciudadanos y específicamente los trabajadores (a través del movimiento sindical y las organizaciones sindicales) para la promoción y defensa de sus intereses económicos y sociales.

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Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became common during the Industrial Revolution, when mass labor became important in factories and mines. In most countries, strike actions were quickly made illegal, as factory owners had far more power than workers. Most Western countries partially legalized striking in the late 19th or early 20th centuries. Strikes are sometimes used to pressure governments to change policies. Occasionally, strikes destabilize the rule of a particular political party or ruler; in such cases, strikes are often part of a broader social movement taking the form of a campaign of civil resistance. Notable examples are the 1980 Gdańsk Shipyard or 1981 Warning Strike, led by Lech Wałęsa. These strikes were significant in the long campaign of civil resistance for political change in Poland, and were an important mobilizing effort that contributed to the fall of the Iron Curtain and the end of communist party rule in eastern Europe.

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