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Workers have even more leverage: Employees can circulate internal petitions calling on their CEOs to cut ties with ICE and organize collective actions like sick-outs.
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Eric Blanc,
Washington Post,
12 Jan. 2026
Boomer also denied that the district’s accusation that employees in the department had organized a sick-out on Oct. 15.
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Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
18 Dec. 2025
Last season, Maggie faced nursing union negotiations, culminating in a sick-out.
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Claire Franken,
TVLine,
28 Aug. 2025
Maggie’s major Season 10 storyline involved the tense nursing union negotiations at the hospital, which culminated in a sick-out.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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
The decision came less than a week after more than 100 teachers staged a sick-out, part of a citywide day of action by educators and staff regarding the payroll problems.
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Jill Tucker,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Mar. 2024
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Eric Blanc,
Washington Post,
12 Jan. 2026
Boomer also denied that the district’s accusation that employees in the department had organized a sick-out on Oct. 15.
—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
18 Dec. 2025
Last season, Maggie faced nursing union negotiations, culminating in a sick-out.
—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
28 Aug. 2025
Maggie’s major Season 10 storyline involved the tense nursing union negotiations at the hospital, which culminated in a sick-out.
—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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.
—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2024
The decision came less than a week after more than 100 teachers staged a sick-out, part of a citywide day of action by educators and staff regarding the payroll problems.
—
Jill Tucker,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Mar. 2024
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“Sick-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sick-out. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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