lockout definition

lockout shall bear the meaning given them in the Ontario Labour Relations Act.
lockout includes the closing of a place of employment, a suspension of work or a refusal by the employer to continue to employ a number of its employees done to compel the employees, or to aid another employer to compel its employees, to agree to terms or conditions of employment.
lockout means the temporary withholding of work from a group of employees by shutting down the operation of the employer to bring pressure upon the affected employees or the bargaining representative, or both, to accept the employer's terms of settlement of a labor dispute.

Examples of lockout in a sentence

  • In the event any violation occurs by employees in the No Strike/No Lockout, Sections A and/or B, upon written notice from the College, the Union shall actively discourage and endeavor to prevent or terminate any violation of this provision by using its best efforts to immediately notify all employees that the strike, sympathy strike, slowdown, work stoppage, or any other interference with normal College operations is in no way sanctioned or approved by the Union.

  • The Company recognizes these limitations upon the authority of stewards and shall not hold the Union liable for any unauthorized acts; provided, however, that in the event of any such unauthorized action, the Union must comply with the provision as set forth in Article 12 Strike or Lockout as hereinafter set forth.

  • However, L.D. is exempted on account of force majeure conditions i.e., Lockout, Strike, Transporter’s strike, Riot, Civil War, Restrictions imposed by Govt.

  • Assure that proper authorization is received prior to performing the lockout procedure.Sequence of Lockout Procedure1) Notify all affected employees that a lockout is being performed and the reason for it.2) Unload the subject lift.


More Definitions of lockout

lockout shall bear the meaning given them in the Labour Relations Act, as amended.
lockout shall have the meaning given these words in the Canada Labour Code.
lockout as defined in the Ontario Labour Relations Act.
lockout means an act by the employer to prevent its employees from going to work for the purpose of resisting demands of the employees' exclusive representative or for the purpose of gaining a concession from the exclusive representative;
lockout shall bear the meaning given them in the Ontario Labour Relations Act, R.S.O. 1995, Chapter 1 as amended.
lockout shall be “strike” and “lockout” as defined in the Labour Relations Act of Ontario.
lockout shall be as defined in the Labour Relations Act of Ontario. Notwithstanding the foregoing, employees may strike and the Employer may lock out employees in accordance with the provisions of the Labour Relations Act of Ontario.