Walkout

Walkout

In labor disputes, a walkout is a labor strike, the act of employees collectively leaving the workplace as an act of protest.

A walkout can also mean the act of leaving a place of work, school, a meeting, a company, or an organization, especially if meant as an expression of protest or disapproval.

A walkout can be seen as different from a strike in that a walkout can occur spontaneously, and need not necessarily involve all the workers present, whereas a strike is often voted on beforehand by the workers, giving notification both to all of the workers and to the company affected.

Famous Walkouts

. [ [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/max-blumenthal/walkout_b_18016.html Max Blumenthal: Walkout! - The Huffington Post ] ] [ [http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/28/immigration/index.html CNN.com - Protests precede Senate immigration battle - Mar 28, 2006 ] ]
* 31 October 2007 - Hundreds of students walked out of Clarkstown High School North in New City in order to protest the decrepit conditions of the building, which ranged from electrical problems to a rat and maggot infestation. Another problems was the school's long lasting cockroach infestation.
* On March 5, 2008, students from Alameda and Encinal High Schools walked out to protest a vote that would end several sports and Advanced Placement classes in the both schools. The vote was a result of the state government refusing to cut the prison budget and instead cutting the budget for education.

ee also

* Strike action
* Lockout

References

External links

* [http://libcom.org/tags/wildcat-strike wildcat strikes:] Articles on libcom.org


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