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defensive lockout

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A quick definition of defensive lockout:

A defensive lockout is when an employer closes their business and stops employees from working because of a disagreement with the workers. This can happen when the employer thinks they will lose a lot of money or if they need to protect their legal rights. It is legal, but the U.S. Supreme Court decided that there should not be a difference between defensive and offensive lockouts. Offensive lockouts are when the employer stops workers from working to try and get an advantage in negotiations with the workers' union. This is illegal.

A more thorough explanation:

A defensive lockout is when an employer closes their business and stops employees from working because of a labor dispute. This type of lockout is done to prevent financial harm to the company or to protect a legal right.

For example, if a union threatens to strike and the employer believes that the strike will cause irreparable financial harm to the company, the employer may initiate a defensive lockout to prevent the strike from happening.

It is important to note that defensive lockouts were legal, but the U.S. Supreme Court abolished the distinction between defensive and offensive lockouts in favor of a balancing test. Offensive lockouts, which are called by management to assert economic pressure on workers and gain a bargaining advantage over a union, were illegal before this decision.

Loosely, an employee's refusal to work because the employer unreasonably refuses to abide by an expired employment contract while a new one is being negotiated can also be considered a defensive lockout.

For example, if an employee's contract has expired and the employer refuses to negotiate a new one, the employee may refuse to work until a new contract is agreed upon. This is considered a defensive lockout because the employee is protecting their legal right to a fair contract.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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