picket
noun | pick·et
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: a person posted by a labor organization at a place of employment affected by a labor dispute; broadly : a person posted for a demonstration or protest : a person posted for a demonstration or protest
picket
transitive verb
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: to demonstrate by use of pickets a currently certified union may picket for recognition; also : to serve as a picket — see also informational picketing, organizational picketing, secondary picketing — compare strike : to serve as a picket — see also informational picketing, organizational picketing, secondary picketing — compare strike
Note: While the right to peacefully picket for a lawful purpose is protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, case law has recognized some limitations and the Labor Management Relations Act has placed some restrictions on organizational and secondary picketing.
: to demonstrate by use of pickets a currently certified union may picket for recognition; also : to serve as a picket — see also informational picketing, organizational picketing, secondary picketing — compare strike : to serve as a picket — see also informational picketing, organizational picketing, secondary picketing — compare strike
Note: While the right to peacefully picket for a lawful purpose is protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, case law has recognized some limitations and the Labor Management Relations Act has placed some restrictions on organizational and secondary picketing.