Lockouting
/ˈlɒkaʊtɪŋ/
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- (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.
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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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