sickout

Example Sentences

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On Nov. 10, the team executed a one-day sickout.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2022

Frustrated Seattle students are planning a sickout and demanding masks and COVID-19 tests as school closures climb across the Puget Sound area.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2022

In Oakland, where Bacigalupi lives, schools did not reopen until August 2021, and a teacher sickout protesting conditions closed them for one day last week.

From Washington Times • Jan. 12, 2022

The teachers union, Oakland Education Assn., did not sanction or become involved in the sickout.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2022

A group of educators had called for a sickout, arguing that the school district hadn't done enough to protect them during the surge.

From Fox News • Jan. 7, 2022