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It was early the morning, and I was surprised about it, …I made a choice that I ha[d] to be with my students because I made the promise with them to be with them to practice that day. So I decided to cross the picket line. – Joseph Ocol	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Through our tears, we continue to picket and honor the solidarity of our fallen brother. But we do this with heavy hearts today. – Ron McInroy	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I did parade, demonstrate and picket( inside the Capitol). I can't deny that. You have it on video. I'm not gon na contest it. – The Justice Department	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I'm gon na own up, i did parade, demonstrate and picket( inside the Capitol). I can't deny that. You have it on video. I'm not gon na contest it. – Michael Curzio	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Short of some late-breaking change, all CTU members will begin working remotely tomorrow, Wednesday, January 27. And if CPS retaliates against members for exercising their right to a safe workplace, all CTU members will stop working on Thursday and set up picket lines at their schools. – The Chicago teachers union	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
While Loyola Marymount University is not a party to the negotiations between Sodexo and Unite Here Local 11,( DNC chairman) Tom Perez would absolutely not cross a picket line and would never expect our candidates to either. We are working with all stakeholders to find an acceptable resolution that meets their needs and is consistent with our values and will enable us to proceed as scheduled with next week's debate. – Xochitl Hinojosa	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The right to defy an unconstitutional statute is basic in our scheme. Even when an ordinance requires a permit to make a speech, to deliver a sermon, to picket, to parade, or to assemble, it need not be honored when it’s invalid on its face. – Justice Potter Stewart	added by Normando 4 years ago
I was asked yesterday by someone why I didn't just join teachers on the picket line, close our schools, and go to Sacramento( to) fight for more funding. Ninety percent of our funding comes from Sacramento, after all. ... It's a fair question, then I thought for a moment about Virgil Middle School and Telfair Elementary School. – Austin Beutner	Found on CNN 5 years ago
My white picket fence, my trellis, everything you'd identify my house with was gone, we're just waiting on a picture so that we can have our closure that way. I've known since Friday that our house was gone. – Aimee Bartek-Regnier	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Emmanuel Macron was coming here, and he didn't plan on meeting the employees or coming to the picket line, but was going under protection to some room in the Chamber of Commerce to meet two or three hand-picked people. – Le Pen	Found on CNN 7 years ago
I never have and never will condone violence. People have the right to protest, that's what America is about, I've been on picket lines my whole life, but that is very difference from being involved in violence. – Donald Trump	Found on CNN 8 years ago
But when one of us shows some independence, look how you treating Beyoncé now, you gonna picket. You not going to offer her police protection? But the (Fruit of Islam, the security branch of his organization,) will. – Minister Louis Farrakhan	Found on CNN 8 years ago
When I'm on picket lines around the country, people tell me they're protesting because they're working harder than ever and still can't make ends meet, the Progressive Caucus stands in solidarity with the working Americans putting in longer hours and seeing smaller paychecks. In the richest nation in the world, no business should be able to pay so little their workers are forced to find second and third jobs to feed their kids. – Democrats Rep. Keith Ellison	Found on CNN 8 years ago
If you don't like the president, it costs you 90 bucks to fly to Washington to picket. If you don't like the governor, it costs you 60 bucks to fly to Albany to picket. If you don't like me, 90 cents. – Edward Irving Koch	added by anonymous 14 years ago

It was early the morning, and I was surprised about it, …I made a choice that I ha[d] to be with my students because I made the promise with them to be with them to practice that day. So I decided to cross the picket line.

– Joseph Ocol

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Through our tears, we continue to picket and honor the solidarity of our fallen brother. But we do this with heavy hearts today.

– Ron McInroy

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I did parade, demonstrate and picket( inside the Capitol). I can't deny that. You have it on video. I'm not gon na contest it.

– The Justice Department

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I'm gon na own up, i did parade, demonstrate and picket( inside the Capitol). I can't deny that. You have it on video. I'm not gon na contest it.

– Michael Curzio

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Short of some late-breaking change, *all* CTU members will begin working remotely tomorrow, Wednesday, January 27. And if CPS retaliates against members for exercising their right to a safe workplace, *all* CTU members will stop working on Thursday and set up picket lines at their schools.

– The Chicago teachers union

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

While Loyola Marymount University is not a party to the negotiations between Sodexo and Unite Here Local 11,( DNC chairman) Tom Perez would absolutely not cross a picket line and would never expect our candidates to either. We are working with all stakeholders to find an acceptable resolution that meets their needs and is consistent with our values and will enable us to proceed as scheduled with next week's debate.

– Xochitl Hinojosa

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The right to defy an unconstitutional statute is basic in our scheme. Even when an ordinance requires a permit to make a speech, to deliver a sermon, to picket, to parade, or to assemble, it need not be honored when it’s invalid on its face.

– Justice Potter Stewart

added by Normando
4 years ago

I was asked yesterday by someone why I didn't just join teachers on the picket line, close our schools, and go to Sacramento( to) fight for more funding. Ninety percent of our funding comes from Sacramento, after all. ... It's a fair question, then I thought for a moment about Virgil Middle School and Telfair Elementary School.

– Austin Beutner

Found on CNN
5 years ago

My white picket fence, my trellis, everything you'd identify my house with was gone, we're just waiting on a picture so that we can have our closure that way. I've known since Friday that our house was gone.

– Aimee Bartek-Regnier

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Emmanuel Macron was coming here, and he didn't plan on meeting the employees or coming to the picket line, but was going under protection to some room in the Chamber of Commerce to meet two or three hand-picked people.

– Le Pen

Found on CNN
7 years ago

I never have and never will condone violence. People have the right to protest, that's what America is about, I've been on picket lines my whole life, but that is very difference from being involved in violence.

– Donald Trump

Found on CNN
8 years ago

But when one of us shows some independence, look how you treating Beyoncé now, you gonna picket. You not going to offer her police protection? But the (Fruit of Islam, the security branch of his organization,) will.

– Minister Louis Farrakhan

Found on CNN
8 years ago

When I'm on picket lines around the country, people tell me they're protesting because they're working harder than ever and still can't make ends meet, the Progressive Caucus stands in solidarity with the working Americans putting in longer hours and seeing smaller paychecks. In the richest nation in the world, no business should be able to pay so little their workers are forced to find second and third jobs to feed their kids.

– Democrats Rep. Keith Ellison

Found on CNN
8 years ago

If you don't like the president, it costs you 90 bucks to fly to Washington to picket. If you don't like the governor, it costs you 60 bucks to fly to Albany to picket. If you don't like me, 90 cents.

– Edward Irving Koch

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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