Within half an hour, these deputies had swiftly called meetings with the staff of their respective offices.
An hour later, the news had spread via dispersing union members throughout the redevelopment zone where the Union Headquarters was located. The zone around the headquarters went into lockdown.
Two hours later, nearly all the redevelopment zones scattered throughout Jinghai City had received the news and began to implement lockdowns.
Two and a half hours later, workers who had already left for the factories began to get the news and started walking out on strike.
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The Third District industrial zone. Inside the office of the Factory Director at Textile Machinery Manufacturing, Ltd.
