Goon Squad
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A Goon squad
is a group of thugs or mercenaries, commonly associated with anti-union or pro-union violence.
Goon Squad may also refer to:
Goon squad
A goon squad is a group of thugs or mercenaries, commonly associated with anti-union or pro-union violence. In the case of pro-union violence, a goon squad may be formed by union leaders to intimidate or assault non-union workers, strikebreakers, or parties who do not cooperate with the directives...
is a group of thugs or mercenaries, commonly associated with anti-union or pro-union violence.
Goon Squad may also refer to:
- Goon Squad (band), a dance music group assembled by Arthur Baker in the mid-1980s
- "Goon Squad", 1979 song from the Elvis Costello album Armed Forces
- GOONs squad, Guardians of the Oglala NationGuardians of the Oglala NationThe Guardians of the Oglala Nation were a private paramilitary group active on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation during the early 1970s.-Formation:...
, a private paramilitary group active on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation during the early 1970s - A Visit From the Goon SquadA Visit From the Goon SquadA Visit From the Goon Squad is a work of fiction by American author Jennifer Egan. It won the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, and the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction...
, 2010 novel by Jennifer Egan
See also
- Goon (disambiguation)
- VigilanteVigilanteA vigilante is a private individual who legally or illegally punishes an alleged lawbreaker, or participates in a group which metes out extralegal punishment to an alleged lawbreaker....
- MercenaryMercenaryA mercenary, is a person who takes part in an armed conflict based on the promise of material compensation rather than having a direct interest in, or a legal obligation to, the conflict itself. A non-conscript professional member of a regular army is not considered to be a mercenary although he...
- Thug (disambiguation)