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Employer's withholding of work from employees in order to gain concession from them; it is the employers' counterpart of the employee's strike. Refusal by the employer to furnish available work to its regular employees, whether refusal is motivated by the employer's desire to protect itself against economic injury, by its desire to protect itself at the bargaining table, or by both. Cross-referencesHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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