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Recent Examples of sick-out
Earlier this month, hundreds of Metro bus riders staged a sick-out in protest of the rising number of assaults among their ranks carried out by passengers.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
On Wednesday, the City Council voted to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Baggett’s family members.
— TRANSIT TRAUMA: Days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns, L.A.’s transit network continued to experience a string of violent behavior.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
On Wednesday, the City Council voted to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Baggett’s family members.
— TRANSIT TRAUMA: Days after hundreds of Metro bus drivers staged a sick-out protesting safety concerns, L.A.’s transit network continued to experience a string of violent behavior.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sick-out
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Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2023
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
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The firm cited decelerating advertising revenue and a China slowdown as headwinds to growth.Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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The shares closed up 77% for the day, capping a remarkable run for Mao’s premium powders and lotions that have defied the nation’s consumer slowdown.Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
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Iger’s go-slow approach was the right call at the time.Josef Adalian, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Fortune Making robo-taxis a real business A go-slow approach is helping Waymo, Google’s self-driving car project, as faster-moving competitors like Uber and GM’s Cruise stall after high-profile accidents.Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 30 May 2024
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The following Thursday, Mace doubled down on using the slur in another video, after trans activists including Raquel Willis and Chelsea Manning staged a bathroom sit-in protest and were arrested.Samantha Riedel, Them, 6 Dec. 2024
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More than two dozen transgender people and their allies staged a sit-in at a U.S. Capitol bathroom on Thursday.Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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The National Union of Healthcare Workers said that nearly 2,400 mental health workers had launched their job action after Kaiser management had turned down proposals that the union said would stanch employee turnover and improve care.Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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Effective immediately, all current job actions will cease and all work covered by the Master Contract will resume.Jay Peters, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
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The suspension components are no-name bits and include a non-adjustable rear shock and a front fork with lockout and preload adjustment.William Roberson, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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City of Irving Prop A, Allow Collective Bargaining for Fire Fighters Measure: Allowing firefighters to collectively bargain upon a majority vote of the affected employees, while maintaining prohibitions and penalties for strikes and lockouts.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Sick-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick-out. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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