单词	picket line
释义	picket line noun 1 : a position held by a line of military pickets 2 : a line of people picketing a business, organization, or institution Example Sentences She joined her coworkers on the picket line. Recent Examples on the Web The mayor of Boston joined Starbucks workers on a picket line Monday to show her support for unionization efforts at one of the coffee chain's locations there. Rob Wile, NBC News, 26 July 2022 What’s worse, said barista Isabel Beaudry at 3 p.m. on the picket line, is the uncertainty. Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2022 Wu, as well as city councilors Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, and Kenzie Bok, and state Representative Tommy Vitolo — have visited the picket line this past week near Boston University, where baristas are fighting for fair working conditions. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2022 Read more in their notice to management and join us on the picket line from 9am-1pm! Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022 The Disney carpenters, machinists, teamsters, and culinary workers refused to cross the picket line. Jake S. Friedman, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2022 Delivery drivers for the wholesale alcohol distributor Breakthru Beverage remained on the picket line Wednesday as their strike continued into its second week. Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2022 Both Warrior Met and the union have used the picket line as a way to focus attention on the strike. William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 25 Oct. 2021 Tens of thousands right now are walking the picket line. NBC News, 17 Oct. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1847, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Legal Definition picket line noun : a line of people picketing a business, institution, or organization
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