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
The strike was approved on Sunday with more than 85% of Costco Teamsters voting in favor of hitting the picket lines if demands aren't met.
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Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2025
More than 18,000 Costco workers will be walking picket lines in less than two weeks if a labor dispute over wages and benefits is not resolved, according to the Teamsters union.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
He’s praised President Joe Biden’s Federal Trade Commission head for antitrust enforcement and embraced trade unions − even walking a picket line − a move that puts him closer to liberal lawmakers such as Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
One of the claims involves a zero-hours worker who refused to cross a picket line during strikes last year.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2025
More than 18,000 Costco workers will be walking picket lines in less than two weeks if a labor dispute over wages and benefits is not resolved, according to the Teamsters union.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
He’s praised President Joe Biden’s Federal Trade Commission head for antitrust enforcement and embraced trade unions − even walking a picket line − a move that puts him closer to liberal lawmakers such as Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
One of the claims involves a zero-hours worker who refused to cross a picket line during strikes last year.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Picket line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picket%20line. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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