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lockoutlock‧out /ˈlɒkaʊt $ ˈlɑːk-/ noun [countable] - But the lockout, and the ensuing negotiations, produced a fait accompli that could not be undone.
- Employers brought maximum pressure to bear on workers in order to restore order: recalcitrant strikers faced lockouts.
- However, when the unions proved reluctant to make concessions, the employers would have to contemplate the possibility of a lockout.
- Miller still thinks the lockout is what set him back.
- Others specialised in local events, such as strikes, lockouts or disasters.
- Seven of the previous eight labour-contract renegotiations have involved either a players' strike or a lockout.
- The lockout was lifted months ago, and still the season started late.
a situation when a company does not allow workers to go back to work, especially in a factory, until they accept the employers’ conditions → lock out at lock1 |