lockout

Definition

  • noun: a situation in which an employer tries to force workers to accept certain conditions by refusing to let them come to work until those conditions are accepted
  • noun: the withholding of employment by an employer and the whole or partial closing of the business establishment in order to gain concessions from or resist demands of employees

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I'll test it. Connor and his tech-comm unit have an excellent record. ASHDOWN: All right. All right. Huh. Take Connor topside. Prepare for lockout. Connor, we do this right, the war is over. We mount our offensive in four days. LOSENKO: Connor. These are the codes for the signal. -Good luck. (..)
    2009 Terminator Salvation