1 a group of people holding signs to show that they are not working and are having a disagreement with their employer: --
2 → picket noun --
I deplore violence on the picket line from wherever it comes.
There were violent scenes and, as a result, only a handful of miners were able to cross the picket line.
If he chooses not to cross the picket line, that is his decision and it is not an invasion of his freedom.
A person who approaches a picket line makes a choice.
Those men have manned the picket line ever since, even in the severely cold weather.
The sanctity of life is the issue, not the sanctity of the picket line, although that seems to be behind most of the inquiries.
Meanwhile, away from the picket line, crime soared.
Obviously, the rest of the container base men would not cross a picket line.
