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PICKETER [1 record]

Record 1 2012-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Union Activities
  • Labour Disputes
DEF

An individual ... generally assigned by a union ... to stand or walk near the approaches to a place of work or the exits from which the employees leave the plant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Action syndicale
  • Conflits du travail
DEF

Personne qui, avec d'autres, souvent désignées par le syndicat, forme une ligne de piquetage.

OBS

Au Canada, on utilise de préférence le mot piqueteur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Actividades sindicales
  • Conflictos del trabajo
OBS

La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que no es adecuado llamar "piquete" a una persona que forma parte de un grupo que intenta imponer o mantener una consigna de huelga. Es el grupo el que se denomina piquete y la persona es un miembro de dicho piquete.

OBS

No confundir con el concepto designado en Argentina por "piquetero", que es un regionalismo para denominar a los activistas o manifestantes.

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