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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.
—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
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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.
—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
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“Sick-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sick-out. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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