cross the picket line
idiom
: to go to work while other employees at one's place of work are picketing
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Aramark praised the 800-plus employees who did cross the picket line to work at Citizens Bank Park, Wells Fargo Center and Lincoln Financial Field.
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 25 July 2025
The strike has also impacted cities in the Bay Area, where union workers are also refusing to cross the picket line in solidarity.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 9 July 2025
The intrigue: Some nurses who initially decided to cross the picket line turned around shortly after to join it.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
And then Mayim, which was absolutely her right, elected not to cross the picket line during the [SAG-AFTRA] strike.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 25 July 2025
The strike has also impacted cities in the Bay Area, where union workers are also refusing to cross the picket line in solidarity.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 9 July 2025
The intrigue: Some nurses who initially decided to cross the picket line turned around shortly after to join it.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
And then Mayim, which was absolutely her right, elected not to cross the picket line during the [SAG-AFTRA] strike.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Cross the picket line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cross%20the%20picket%20line. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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