picket line
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The two broke up but reconnected on the picket line during the 2007-08 Writers Guild Strike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
Cost-of-living concerns, brought on by the flaring up of inflation since the pandemic, have led more union workers to the picket line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Matching the level of support at Wimbledon in 1973 will take some doing because, as in any workplace, there will be players prepared to cross a metaphorical picket line outside the entrance to Centre Court.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
“Support sometimes manifests as a ‘sympathy strike’ or ‘solidarity action,’ such as when Teamsters refuse to cross a picket line and logistics are disrupted,” Koonse added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
For example, many of Durham’s black business leaders donated money to support the movement, but they would never participate in a march or walk a picket line.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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