Sentences with phrase «attended picket lines»

There were well - attended picket lines between 11 am and 12 noon at the commission's main offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, London and Manchester.

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In addition to voting to authorize a dues increase in 2014 members also pledged a total of 249,568 hours of their free time to support the Union by attending rallies, picket lines, political events, and other important activities.

While attending the same event as Ward and Barron on Saturday, the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell told the audience that he and Jeremy Corbyn would join junior doctors on the picket line today.

Picket lines were well attended across the country - including at my local Stroud Maternity hospital

Picket lines were well attended across the country - including at my local Stroud Maternity hospital, where new mothers and pregnant women dropped by to demonstrate solidarity, and horns sounded as passing drivers showed their support.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — «No Country for Old Men» and «There Will Be Blood» led with eight Academy Awards nominations each Tuesday, among them best picture and acting honors for Daniel Day - Lewis and Javier Bardem — but it remained in doubt whether any stars would cross striking writers» picket lines to attend the ceremony.

Guild leaders have said that if the strike continues, they will not allow writers to work on the Oscars, either, which might leave nominees and other celebrities forced to choose between attending the biggest night in show business or staying home to avoid crossing picket lines.

«The EIS will have picket lines in place at all West Dunbartonshire secondary schools and will be holding a campaign rally today at Clydebank Town Hall, which we have invited representatives of all main political parties to attend.»

I was spat upon and sworn at as a seven year old kid crossing the picket line during a teacher's strike just because I wanted to attend school and get an education.

As the strike at Toronto's York University enters its fifth week, students at Osgoode Hall Law School face the choice of crossing the picket line to attend classes, take all classes on a pass / fail basis or access a course remediation framework, which would delay 3L students in writing the June bar exam.

Traill was one of two students who refused to cross the picket line to attend classes at Osgoode, which was virtually unaffected by the strike.