boycott

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Members also voted to pass an amendment to the motion at the conference, which called for the union to survey secondary school members to see whether they would be willing to boycott the tests.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

"We are told that the Americans threatened to boycott the G7 if South Africa was invited," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

A consumer boycott of grapes under Huerta’s leadership led to the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975, which paved the way for farmworkers to form unions and push for better working conditions and pay.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

This has led to calls for mainstream parties to boycott the LFI, just as they have the RN.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

By contrast, Durham’s leading white newspaper denounced the idea of a boycott, calling it “dynamite” and “a distasteful aggressive suggestion...quite unfair to the theaters.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson