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A lockout is a work stoppage in which an employer prevents employees from working. This is differentiated from a strike, in which employees refuse to work. Typically, a lockout happens when only part of a union, such as that representing one geographical region, votes to strike. The purpose of a lockout is to put pressure on a union by reducing the number of members who are able to work.

Currently the National Hockey League can not have an agreement with the NHLPA. The lockout started after the CBA expired on September 15, 2004. gg

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Lockout (industry) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (343 words)
	A lockout is a work stoppage in which an employer prevents employees from working.
	In such a scenario, the purpose of a lockout is to put pressure on a union by reducing the number of members who are able to work.
	Another case in which an employer may impose a lockout is to avoid slowdowns or intermittent work-stoppages.

Lockout - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (173 words)
	Lockout (industry), a work stoppage in which an employer prevents some or all employees from working, even to the extent closing the business.
	Lock and tag, a workplace safety system to prevent activation of machinery while a worker may be inside.
	A worker places a padlock or other device on the control of a machine to prevent anyone else from operating it and retains the lock's key.

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