picket line
noun
1
: a position held by a line of military pickets
2
: a line of people picketing a business, organization, or institution
Examples of picket line in a Sentence
She joined her coworkers on the picket line.
Recent Examples on the Web
Boeing cuts Boeing factory workers gather on a picket line during the first day of a strike near the entrance of a production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., September 13, 2024.
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Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
Though Vance made headlines for visiting striking United Auto Workers union members on the picket line, the senator opposed the PRO Act that would have strengthened protections for unionized workers and codified the collective bargaining process.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Kangas also praised Harris for having walked a picket line — something Biden also did, becoming the first president to do so.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2024
Collectively, the picket lines rang out a sentiment that has been echoed through various industries since the COVID-19 pandemic began — that short staffing is fueling burnout among employees without enough salary and benefits to compensate for it.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
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Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
Though Vance made headlines for visiting striking United Auto Workers union members on the picket line, the senator opposed the PRO Act that would have strengthened protections for unionized workers and codified the collective bargaining process.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Kangas also praised Harris for having walked a picket line — something Biden also did, becoming the first president to do so.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2024
Collectively, the picket lines rang out a sentiment that has been echoed through various industries since the COVID-19 pandemic began — that short staffing is fueling burnout among employees without enough salary and benefits to compensate for it.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Picket line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picket%20line. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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