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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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Around 80 drivers based at the Mail Centre in Newtown and a further 100 from the National parcels hub in Coventry were joining a series of 24-hour walkouts from 4am.
Mail strike to hit businesses by Birmingham Mail (England)
A union spokesman said: "If, after the initial Bank Holiday walkout, this is not settled and employers are continuing to play hard ball, there will be subsequent 24 hour walkouts that could hit the FA Cup semi-finals.
BLUES' WEMBLEY TRIP FACES STRIKE ACTION; Crucial support for police ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
A spokesman said the second three walkouts were in fact staff holding meetings during breaks.
New Hall prison staff walkout in dispute over suspensions by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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