| The state attorney general, however, chose not to take action against union members following a similar sickout in January over poor school conditions, which labor experts said could be considered a method of strike. |
| The Detroit Teachers Federation called for a mass sickout after the school district's management announced over the weekend that it would not be able to pay teachers in the summer. |
| A federal judge earlier this month issued a temporary restraining order that restrained Local 22 from any work stoppage, slowdown, sickout or other such action. |
| It is estimated about 20 percent of the district's 1,300 custodians, cafeteria workers, secretaries and library workers took part in the sickout. |
| All the contracting officer and COL Caring knew was that the sickout situation resolved itself soon after the payment problem was addressed. |
| The Santa Clarita office of the county's Building and Safety Division was one of six offices affected by the work stoppage, which took the form of a sickout. |
