Lockout (Noun)
Meaning
A management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The company implemented a lockout, refusing to allow employees to return to work until they agreed to a new contract with reduced benefits.
- The union accused management of using the lockout as a bargaining chip to wear down the employees and gain the upper hand in negotiations.
- During the lockout, employees picketed outside the factory, protesting the company's decision to bar them from the workplace.
- The lockout lasted for weeks, causing hardship for many employees who struggled to make ends meet without their regular paychecks.
- The company's lockout was seen as a hardball tactic by many observers, designed to break the will of the employees and impose the company's will on the union.