walkouts

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a work stoppage by a body of workers intended to force an employer to meet their demands after four weeks of the walkout, management gave in

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Recent Examples of walkouts On Thursday, a day before the Starbucks walkouts, the Teamsters union announced strikes at seven Amazon delivery hubs. — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024 The walkouts aim to raise awareness of what union officials call unfair labor practices. — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024 The union had previously warned that the strike, which began with walkouts in Chicago, Los Angeles and the coffee giant’s hometown of Seattle last week, could spread to hundreds of stores if the company did not meet the baristas’ demands at the bargaining table. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024

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