as in strikes
a work stoppage by a body of workers intended to force an employer to meet their demands
after four weeks of the walkout, management gave in
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Recent Examples of walkouts
On Thursday, a day before the Starbucks walkouts, the Teamsters union announced strikes at seven Amazon delivery hubs.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
The walkouts aim to raise awareness of what union officials call unfair labor practices.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
The union had previously warned that the strike, which began with walkouts in Chicago, Los Angeles and the coffee giant’s hometown of Seattle last week, could spread to hundreds of stores if the company did not meet the baristas’ demands at the bargaining table.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
The strike has rapidly expanded from initial walkouts in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle to include stores in multiple states, including Massachusetts, Texas, Oregon and Pennsylvania.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
On Thursday after a tumultuous week of walkouts and absences, House Democrats adjourned with no plans for further voting.
—Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
The Workers Union, which represents baristas at 525 Starbucks stores, said walkouts could escalate nationwide by Christmas Eve.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Patricia Campos-Medina, executive director of Cornell University’s Worker Institute, said the walkouts were an opportunity for the Teamsters to demonstrate the depth of support for unionizing in warehouses and to draw in more workers.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Workers in New York, Illinois, and Georgia have threatened or authorized walkouts.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 18 Dec. 2024
Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
The walkouts aim to raise awareness of what union officials call unfair labor practices.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
The union had previously warned that the strike, which began with walkouts in Chicago, Los Angeles and the coffee giant’s hometown of Seattle last week, could spread to hundreds of stores if the company did not meet the baristas’ demands at the bargaining table.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
The strike has rapidly expanded from initial walkouts in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle to include stores in multiple states, including Massachusetts, Texas, Oregon and Pennsylvania.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
On Thursday after a tumultuous week of walkouts and absences, House Democrats adjourned with no plans for further voting.
—Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
The Workers Union, which represents baristas at 525 Starbucks stores, said walkouts could escalate nationwide by Christmas Eve.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Patricia Campos-Medina, executive director of Cornell University’s Worker Institute, said the walkouts were an opportunity for the Teamsters to demonstrate the depth of support for unionizing in warehouses and to draw in more workers.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Workers in New York, Illinois, and Georgia have threatened or authorized walkouts.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Walkouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkouts. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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