piquetes
English translation: call out teams
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when employees are watching the shop/factory druring a strike Explanation: One of the meanings of "piquete" in Michaelis is: "a number of men set by a trade union to watch a shop, or factory (during a strike)" I don't know if this will fit the overall context; however, if it does, here it is. Mike |
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peer agreement (net): +1Picketing Explanation: Picketing is a form of protest in which people (...) congregate outside a place of work or location where an event is taking place. Often, this is done in an attempt to dissuade others from going in ("crossing the picket line"), but it can also be done to draw public attention to a cause. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picketing_(protest) a person posted by a labor organization at a place of employment affected by a labor dispute broadly http://research.lawyers.com/glossary/picket.html |
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peer agreement (net): +2call out teams Explanation: According to the source text "piquetes" involves a "saida fora de horas", so this is not being on call but actual call outs. In PT-PT the term is commonly used e.g. by utility companies for the teams called out to deal with breakdowns, bursts, outages etc. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2011-08-11 08:12:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- From the Portuguese Electricity Company site: "A EDP Corporate disponibiliza outros serviços complementares: - Assistência Técnica 24H, serviço que engloba um conjunto de actividades, executadas de forma a garantir uma resposta rápida e eficaz, na assistência técnica a avarias nas instalações do Cliente, assegurando intervenções de piquetes de urgência com tempo de resposta garantido;" |
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