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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He was attended to by the medical staff but was able to walk off the field under his own power.
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WILLIAM GALLAS has warned UEFA that more players will walk off the pitch unless racist fans are dealt with.
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter does not believe AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng's decision to walk off the pitch during a friendly was the right response to racist abuse - and warned clubs they risk forfeiting matches if there is a repeat.
Sepp: You can't just walk off the pitch
AC Milan captain Massimo Ambrosini claimed the racist jeering from the fans had started before the walk off.
Football stars come out in support of Boateng's walk-off protest against racist gestures
THOSE who over-indulge in the festive period can walk off the Christmas pudding with an event on December 30.
Walk off the Christmas pud!
ENGLAND football stars would be well within their rights to walk off the pitch if they are racially abused during Euro 2012, the chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association said yesterday.
England stars 'right to walk off pitch if abused'
EN ww ENGLAND players would be well within their rights to walk off the pitch if they are racially abused, the chairman of the Professional Footballers Association said yesterday.
WALK OFF IF YOU WANT
Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander also said our players should walk off if they are racially abused.
STAR: EXPECT RACISM
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