Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An organized job action in which employees absent themselves from work on the pretext of illness.
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- noun A labor action where
employees refuse to work claiming they aresick .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The head of Spain's air traffic authority, Juan Ignacio Lema, called the sickout "intolerable" and apologized to Spaniards.
Spain Approves New Austerity Measures, Limited Stimulus AP 2010
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The head of Spain's air traffic authority, Juan Ignacio Lema, called the sickout "intolerable" and apologized to Spaniards.
Spain Approves New Austerity Measures, Limited Stimulus AP 2010
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The head of Spain's air traffic authority, Juan Ignacio Lema, called the sickout "intolerable" and apologized to Spaniards.
Spain Approves New Austerity Measures, Limited Stimulus AP 2010
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Aena chief Juan Ignacio Lema called the sickout "intolerable" and warned controllers to return to work, or face disciplinary action or criminal charges.
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Aena chief Juan Ignacio Lema called the sickout "intolerable" and warned controllers to return to work, or face disciplinary action or criminal charges.
Spain military takes over air traffic control - Yahoo! Finance 2010
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The head of Spain's air traffic authority, Juan Ignacio Lema, called the sickout
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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The head of Spain's air traffic authority, Juan Ignacio Lema, called the sickout
SFGate: Top News Stories By ALAN CLENDENNING 2010
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Aena chief Juan Ignacio Lema called the sickout "intolerable" and warned controllers to return to work, or face disciplinary action or criminal charges.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Aena chief Juan Ignacio Lema called the sickout "intolerable" and warned controllers to return to work, or face disciplinary action or criminal charges.
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Aena chief Juan Ignacio Lema called the sickout "intolerable" and warned controllers to return to work, or face disciplinary action or criminal charges.
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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