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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And workers have threatened further walk-outs during December and January.
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It shows the lack of trust and dignity that has led to these unofficial walk-outs.
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Because lawyers are not allowed to strike, they are calling the walk-outs, taking place nationally, a "training day".
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The walk-outs will be the 12th round of industrial action since Easter.
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