flying picket

British

noun

(in industrial disputes) a member of a group of pickets organized to be able to move quickly from place to place

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Those who became known as the Shrewsbury 24 were the leaders of a "flying picket" that visited building sites to persuade non-union members to down tools.

From BBC

On 6 September, 300 members of a flying picket, including Tomlinson, visited building sites around Shrewsbury.

From BBC

When building workers went on a national strike that May, Tomlinson was among the leaders of a "flying picket" that visited building sites to persuade non-union members to down tools.

From BBC

"Malema et al are preternaturally good at identifying issues to maximize mobilization and are excellent at 'flying picket' type organization," Borain said.

From Reuters

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