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Aussperrung

lockout

noun OWS-shpe-roong Rare

Also means

employer's lockout of workers

Usage Note

Aussperrung is the employer's industrial action counterpart to a Streik (strike), where workers are barred from entering the workplace. It is constitutionally permitted in Germany but strictly regulated and rarely used in the public sector.

Examples

"Der Arbeitgeber drohte mit einer Aussperrung, wenn die Gewerkschaft nicht einlenkt."

Natural Translation

The employer threatened a lockout if the union did not back down.

Literal Translation

The employer threatened with a lockout if the union not yields.

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