lockout
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- noun
- /ˈlɑːkaʊt/
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cierre patronal
- All those in favor of ending the lockout... will raise their right hand when called upon.
- an employer lockout
- strike or lockout
There have been lockouts of employees and now you have Linda McMahon on Fox telling all of us how incompetent she is.
- There have been lockouts of employees and now you have Linda McMahon on Fox telling all of us how incompetent she is.
Examples
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This lockout has brought negative media attention... that questions our abilities as educators.
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After several weeks of negotiations, the lockout was lifted, allowing workers to return to their jobs.
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Now, I put to those members the vote on whether or not... to end the lockout.
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Mr. Carter, does the lockout include practices and games?
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How will the community react to this lockout?
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As fans, we can complain about missing out on hockey, but this lockout is directly hurting these people.
Blog text (9) -
A labor strike or lockout is a symbolic representation of labor-management war.
Academic text (2006) -
Both agreed to a system of dispute resolution that prohibited both strikes and lockouts.
Academic text (2008) -
Worker strikes and employer lockouts were prohibited, and both labor and employers were represented in the Corporative Chamber.
Academic text (1998) -
At the ongoing Kaiser-Aluminum lockout affecting plants in nine states, steelworkers have joined with environmentalists against company owner Charles Hurwitz.
Academic text (2000)
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Etymology
The word lockout comes from the parts lock (to fasten) and out ('outside'), like closing the gates so workers are kept outside the workplace. So a lockout is when an employer prevents employees from entering until they agree to new terms.