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- noun Plural form of
sickout .
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Examples
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Still, with two days of "sickouts" across the state, teachers are making sure Gov.
Teachers Union Under Assault, Fights Back In Response To Limiting Bill Jessica Prois 2011
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Still, with two days of "sickouts" across the state, teachers are making sure Gov.
Teachers Union Protests Gov. Scott Walker's Bill To Limit Bargaining Rights The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Still, with two days of "sickouts" across the state, teachers are making sure Gov.
Teachers Union Under Assault, Fights Back In Response To Limiting Bill Jessica Prois 2011
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Work slowdowns and sickouts are prohibited by federal laws that govern airline labor relations.
Pilots Take to the Streets Susan Carey 2011
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And, you know, we have seen this happen with several of the domestic airlines as well, in sickouts and all of that are very effective over the holiday season.
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Labor conditions were militant, toxic, even violent, with multiple strikes and sickouts by the United Auto Workers.
The Elegant Solution Matthew E. May 2007
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There have been threats of sickouts on their first day of the convention, although the mayor does not believe that will happen.
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All they said, they had a lot of sickouts over the weekend, although the union leaders are saying it was not a sickout.
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No widespread sickouts were reported at any other school.
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Patco began a series of work slowdowns and sickouts that the F.A.A. was largely able to quell with little real improvement in working conditions.
NYT > Home Page By BRYAN BURROUGH 2011
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