Sentence examples for occupational protest from inspiring English sources

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A London university has won an injunction against 15 of its own students – seven of whom are elected representatives of the students' union – banning them from occupational protest on campus indefinitely.

"The injunction obtained is extremely wide in its application – it prevents persons entering the university for "the purpose of any occupational protest action", it covers the entire 250 acres of campus and it will endure for 12 months.

After a recent small-scale occupation of an abandoned campus building and a series of protests against rising fees which have resulted in student suspensions and sanctions, University of Birmingham lawyers went to the regional division of the high court two weeks ago and won an order banning "occupational protest action" upon "persons unknown" without prior permission.

The terms of the injunction say: "The defendants shall not, without the prior written consent of the claimant, [Birmingham University] enter or remain upon land comprising the claimant's campus and buildings at the University of Birmingham... for the purpose of any occupational protest action".

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The injunction prevents "persons unknown" from staging any "occupational-style protest" for 12 months unless they obtain prior written permission from university management.

We can keep sleeping on the ground every day for a month, and they just don't care," Kenneth Wong, an occupational therapist protesting outside the National Day ceremony, told The WorldPost.

Following successful student actions in support of cleaning staff, "occupational-style protests" have recently been the subject of an injunction at the University of London, turning a civil matter criminal, and recent "Cops Off Campus" demos have seen a return of aggressive police tactics in the form of physical violence, kettling and mass police presence.

Scheidt protested - an occupational hazard for the racing sailor - and the rules committee sat into the night, but eventually Ainslie was declared the winner.

These restrictions, however, have not prevented thousands of workers, beginning in the late 1980s, from staging periodic strikes and demonstrations in protest over low wages and occupational hazards.

Occupational hazard, I suppose".

director of occupational safety.

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