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 rally Thursday afternoon at UAW Local 900 in Wayne allowed the pair to focus their message on a union crowd made up of UAW members who had walked the picket line.
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The Arizona Republic, 9 Aug. 2024
The rally Thursday afternoon at UAW Local 900 in Wayne allowed the pair to focus their message on a union crowd made up of UAW members who had walked the picket line outside Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant on the other side of Michigan Avenue, among other sites.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2024
About 500 people walked the picket line on Thursday at Warner Bros. studio lot in Los Angeles in support of SAG-AFTRA‘s strike against the major video game companies.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2024
Between the lines: A big question heading into November is whether the Biden administration's pro-union moves — like the president walking the UAW picket line, and putting union protections into key legislation — will make a difference on Election Day.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 30 July 2024
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The Arizona Republic, 9 Aug. 2024
The rally Thursday afternoon at UAW Local 900 in Wayne allowed the pair to focus their message on a union crowd made up of UAW members who had walked the picket line outside Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant on the other side of Michigan Avenue, among other sites.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 8 Aug. 2024
About 500 people walked the picket line on Thursday at Warner Bros. studio lot in Los Angeles in support of SAG-AFTRA‘s strike against the major video game companies.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2024
Between the lines: A big question heading into November is whether the Biden administration's pro-union moves — like the president walking the UAW picket line, and putting union protections into key legislation — will make a difference on Election Day.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 30 July 2024
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“Picket line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picket%20line. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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