Lockouting

/ˈlɒkaʊtɪŋ/

Definitions

  1. (n.) An employer's temporary denial of employees' access to the workplace during a labor dispute to enforce terms or force concessions.
    The company announced a lockouting after negotiations with the union failed.

Commentary

Lockouting is a less common noun form of lockout; in practice, lockout is more widely used to describe employer work stoppages in labor law.

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