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walkout::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | strike, work stoppage |
| Derivation | walk out |
Examples of walkout
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Only a quarter of public sector union members voted for the forthcoming walkout.
From the bbc.co.uk
That followed a similar one-day walkout at another supplier earlier in the week.
From the freep.com
Levin that he would not participate in a threatened Republican walkout tomorrow.
From the thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com
Union spokesman Tom Pinski said the earliest the walkout would start is June 23.
From the thenewstribune.com
Union leaders and city officials differed over the effectiveness of the walkout.
From the nytimes.com
Greece's umbrella private sector union plans a separate 24-hour walkout Feb. 24.
From the bostonherald.com
Parents, in large numbers, kept their children out of school during the walkout.
From the ocregister.com
With the walkout now in its second month, the costs to both sides are mounting.
From the economist.com
The walkout cost the company an estimated $100 million a day in deferred revenue.
From the kansas.com
- A strike in which the workers walk out
- The act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak"
- In labor disputes, a walkout is a labor strike, the act of employees collectively leaving the workplace as an act of protest.
- Walkout is a 2006 Home Box Office film based on a true story of the 1968 East L.A. walkouts. It premiered March 18, 2006 on HBO.
- The following are a list of episodes of the television series In the Heat of the Night, which aired from 1988 through 1995.
- Someone who wishes for death, either because their earthly body simply will not sustain them, or because they long to be on a different plane.
- Loose term for a strike.
