sickout
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If the “sickout” continued, union penalties could have included daily fines of up to $50,000 for the organization and $1,000 per day for union officers, as well as jail time, suspension or termination for strike participants.
From Seattle Times
On Nov. 10, the team executed a one-day sickout.
From Washington Post
While the Senate bill died without much fanfare, the failure of HB 1806, the House version, to survive past a key deadline ignited a revolt among Democratic staffers, dozens of whom staged a sickout Feb. 16 in protest.
From Seattle Times
One current House Democratic staffer participating in the sickout described working nearly 20 hours of overtime each week since November.
From Seattle Times
Jinkins was supportive of the staffers’ sickout, she said, since they don’t have the ability to lobby and other ways to express their thoughts.
From Seattle Times
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