picket line
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The 24-hour industrial action begins at 07:00 BST on Thursday until 06:59 on Friday, but there will be no picket line demonstrations.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
She has a flexible job and an older child who can watch her youngest, so she plans to join the picket line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Batista Filho said the plant has enough workers crossing the picket line to run a partial shift this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
A year after his appearance in Hazard, he traveled to southwest Virginia and stood on the picket line in solidarity with the striking miners.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2026
Union members used the word scab for strikebreakers, people willing to cross the picket line and work during a strike.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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