▁in ▁forms ▁of ▁silent ▁strik es , ▁sit - down ▁strik es , ▁work ▁slow down s , ▁mass ▁leaves ▁and ▁the ▁stretch ing ▁of ▁the ▁break ▁period . ▁The ▁first ▁major ▁strike ▁against ▁the ▁dict ator ship ▁was ▁in ▁La ▁T ond ena , ▁then ▁the ▁largest ▁dist illery ▁in ▁Asia . ▁Over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁workers ▁went ▁on ▁strike , ▁led ▁by ▁student ▁activ ist ▁Ed gar ▁J op son ▁and ▁veter an ▁labor ▁activ ists , ▁church ▁pe op les , ▁labor ▁un ions ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁community . ▁On ▁the ▁second ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁protest , ▁the ▁police ▁crack ed ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁arrested ▁the ▁workers . ▁Word ▁of ▁the ▁protest ▁spread , ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁symbols ▁of ▁resistance . ▁Mar cos ▁respond ed ▁by ▁proc laim ing ▁a ▁dec ree ▁that ▁out la wed ▁all ▁strik es ▁across ▁all ▁indust ries . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁workers ▁continued ▁their ▁protest s ▁despite ▁the ▁ban . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁months , ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 ▁strik es ▁broke ▁out ▁nation wide , ▁with ▁ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁particip ating . ▁In ▁Man ila ▁alone , ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 5 ▁strik es , ▁with ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁particip ating . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁after ▁Mar cos ▁nomin ally ▁lifted ▁Mart ial ▁Law , ▁ 2 6 0 ▁strik es ▁took ▁place , ▁with ▁over ▁ 7 6 , 0 0 0 ▁workers ▁involved . ▁Labor