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lockout
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lock·out  (lkout)
n.
The withholding of work from employees and closing down of a workplace by an employer during a labor dispute. Also called shutout.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lockoutlockout - a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms
opposition, resistance - the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
Translations
lockout [ˈlɔkaut] n (INDUSTRY) → paro or cierre m patronal; lockout m
lockout [ˈlɔkaut] n (Industry) → lock-out m, grève patronale
lockout [ˈlɔkaut] lock nAussperrung f
lockout [ˈlɔkaut] n (INDUSTRY) → serrata


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It also comes on the 101st day of the supermarket lockouts and strike (Vons employees struck while Albertson's and Ralphs employees were locked out).
An NBA diehard might argue that fans have reacted less emotionally to this interruption in play not because of the NBA's shortcomings but because we've gotten used to strikes and lockouts and simply aren't as outraged by them.
CN (NYSE:CNI) (TSX:CNR) said today the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has been asked by the Canadian government to determine whether specific rail services should be maintained in Canada in the event of strikes or lockouts involving three of the company's unions.
 
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