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 union is urging customers to boycott Starbucks stores during the strike and show up at picket lines to show their support for workers.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
In a statement, the company dismissed the Teamsters’ claims, arguing that the workers walking the picket lines are not Amazon employees.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
Thousands of Amazon Teamsters are on the picket line today and will continue.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
As the warehouse workers took to the picket lines, the company struck a settlement with OSHA over allegations of widespread workplace safety violations.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
In a statement, the company dismissed the Teamsters’ claims, arguing that the workers walking the picket lines are not Amazon employees.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
Thousands of Amazon Teamsters are on the picket line today and will continue.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
As the warehouse workers took to the picket lines, the company struck a settlement with OSHA over allegations of widespread workplace safety violations.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Picket line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picket%20line. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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