The nine-month strike was an expression of Islanders’ anger and resentment at increasing government control of their livelihoods.
ðə nˈaɪnmˈʌnθ stɹˈaɪk wʌz ɐn ɛkspɹˈɛʃən ʌv ˈaɪləndɚz ˈæŋɡɚ ænd ɹᵻzˈɛntmənt æɾ ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt kəntɹˈoʊl ʌv ðɛɹ lˈaɪvlihˌʊdz.