pickets
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While some earlier protests did turn violent, she wrote, recent pickets outside Portland’s ICE headquarters have featured lawn chairs and low energy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2025
Collections were said to have been disrupted "due to industrial action by pickets" where police recently scaled down their presence.
From BBC ● May 24, 2025
On pickets, speeches captured the dark but defiant mood.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024
After months of stalled negotiations, pickets, strike threats and mounting financial uncertainty, PCC Community Markets has reached a tentative labor deal with its about 1,600 unionized hourly workers, both sides said Wednesday.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
I look across the fence pickets to the woman in her lawn chair, reading.
From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord
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