common situs picketing

noun

: the picketing of an entire construction site by a trade union having a grievance with only a single subcontractor working there

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of common situs picketing was in 1958

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“Common situs picketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20situs%20picketing. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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