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  • n  a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached

  • As soon as the sit-down began the "improved sit-down technique" became evident.
  • Reuther became one of the union's generals, directing a series of sit-down strikes and other guerrilla tactics to try to organize auto plants.
  • We learned that if you haven't had a sit-down, drag-out, pound-on-the-table argument over a nickel, you don't understand consumer products.
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  • Operator vows changes at Malibu Pier
    The concessionaire of the Malibu Pier vowed this week to have three new businesses—a cafe, a bar and a sit-down restaurant— up and running by this summer in an effort to revitalize the historic but lo
    June 12, 2013 - The Malibu Times
  • Ailene Voisin: Kings could use a seasoned GM
    This Kings front-office situation – this search that seems to last forever, yet is barely into its second week – is a feast fit for Anthony Bourdain. It's the meal with all the ingredients, the sit-down that offers something for everyone.
    June 12, 2013 - The Sacramento Bee
  • Lil Wayne Talks Seizures, Adrienne Bosh And Retiring On Jimmy Kimmel
    I would like to see the look on the emergency technician’s face when he opens your mouth to do CPR and there is a treasure trove in there. – Jimmy Kimmel to Lil Wayne Jimmy Kimmel was all jokes last night as Lil Wayne visited the late night host for a rare sit-down appearance to [...]
    June 12, 2013 - Necole Bitchie

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