the refusal by an employer to allow employees to come in to work until agreement is reached, as on contract terms
lockout
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lockout
noun
The withholding of work from employees and closing down of a workplace by an employer during a labor dispute. Also called shutout .
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Noun
(plural lockouts)
- The opposite of a strike, a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.
- The action of installing a lock to keep someone out of an area, such as eviction of a tenant by changing the lock.
- (computing) A situation where the system is not responding to input.
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lockout - Legal Definition
n
An employer’s refusal to allow employees to work, in
retaliation for union activity or a labor dispute.
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