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
Marie and 43 physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners contracted to work in the emergency department at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit plan to take to the picket lines, alleging unfair labor practices.
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Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
Plus, the labor strikes that consumed the media industry for much of the previous year as actors and writers hit the picket lines resulted in production delays that left theaters with fewer movies to hawk on their marquees.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
He’s walked the picket line with auto workers, but blames the Biden administration’s efforts to incentivize a transition to electric cars as the reason the companies aren’t paying workers.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Last September, Biden became the first president in U.S. history to join a picket line with striking auto workers in Michigan.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
Still, agreeing to meet with administration officials has become akin to crossing a picket line; Muslims who do can face immense community pressure.
—Asma Khalid, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
Both sides are hoping to avoid the sorts of impasses that sent thousands of Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists rank-and-file marching to picket lines.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Both the Writer’s Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) took to the picket lines, pushing the project’s timeline back even more.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
From Hollywood writers and actors to auto workers and teachers, a burgeoning labor movement has swept the country— with hundreds of thousands of union employees taking to picket lines to fight for higher wages, safer working conditions and greater job security.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2024
Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2024
Plus, the labor strikes that consumed the media industry for much of the previous year as actors and writers hit the picket lines resulted in production delays that left theaters with fewer movies to hawk on their marquees.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
He’s walked the picket line with auto workers, but blames the Biden administration’s efforts to incentivize a transition to electric cars as the reason the companies aren’t paying workers.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Last September, Biden became the first president in U.S. history to join a picket line with striking auto workers in Michigan.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
Still, agreeing to meet with administration officials has become akin to crossing a picket line; Muslims who do can face immense community pressure.
—Asma Khalid, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
Both sides are hoping to avoid the sorts of impasses that sent thousands of Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists rank-and-file marching to picket lines.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Both the Writer’s Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) took to the picket lines, pushing the project’s timeline back even more.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
From Hollywood writers and actors to auto workers and teachers, a burgeoning labor movement has swept the country— with hundreds of thousands of union employees taking to picket lines to fight for higher wages, safer working conditions and greater job security.
—Essence, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Picket line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picket%20line. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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