cross the picket line

phrase

: to go to work while other employees at one's place of work are picketing

Examples of cross the picket line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fellow union workers represented by International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10 are not on strike but have refused to cross the picket line. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

The hospitals flew in temporary travel nurses to ensure there was no disruption to patient care, and reported that some nurses did cross the picket line and continued to work. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026

Aramark praised the 800-plus employees who did cross the picket line to work at Citizens Bank Park, Wells Fargo Center and Lincoln Financial Field. — Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 25 July 2025

The strike has also impacted cities in the Bay Area, where union workers are also refusing to cross the picket line in solidarity. — Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 9 July 2025

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