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Walkout
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Walkout
The act in which all the employees of a company leave the workplace and refuse to work any longer that day. A walkout is a type of protest for better wages, benefits or other demands. It may be sustained (and therefore part of a strike) or it may be a one-off event.


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Trade unions called off a BBC strike Friday that was timed to disrupt coverage of a speech by Prime Minister David Cameron (NUJ) and Unite union said they had abandoned the strike on October 5-6 pending a vote, but warned future walk-outs could still take place if members reject the deal.
Around 70 of Sandwell Council's binmen staged the second of their four planned walk-outs yesterday morning outside a depot in Shidas Lane, Oldbury.
Conciliation service Acas said it was making the move because of the escalation of the dispute, which will see a wave of five-day walk-outs in a bitter row over jobs, pay and staffing levels.
 
 
 
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