Talk:Lockout (industry)

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Edited page to be more comprehensive of reasons for, and circumstances surrounding lockouts--Nicky Scarfo 23:25, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Needed? 2 POV 3 Lockin 4 Fair use rationale for Image:Pyat rublei 1997.jpg

[edit] Needed?

In the United States, under Federal labor law, an employer may only hire temporary replacements. In a strike, unless it is an Unfair labor practice (ULP) strike, an employer may legally hire permanent replacements.

I was wondering if it important to have a link to "Temporary replacements" and "Permanent replacements." I just don't think you need to define these anymore or that they need whole articles dedicated to them. - Lanlost

[edit] POV

I tried to improve this statement:

Other times, particularly in the United States, a lockout occurs when union membership rejects the company's last and final offer at negotiations and offers to return to work under the same conditions of employment as existed under the now expired contract.

That appears to suggest that the offer is the best that the employer can make or at least the best the employer has offered. The first is POV and the second is probably untrue, at least theoretically. I believe employers do sometimes play hardball and may make a better offer with a deadline and upon the end and non acceptance, may only make a reduced offer not as good as before.

Other times, particularly in the United States, a lockout occurs when union membership rejects the company's last and final offer at negotiations and offers to return to work under the same conditions of employment as existed under the now expired contract.

The above appears less POV to me... Nil Einne 08:55, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

They, uh, look completely identical to me.. -_0 The Corsair 22:17, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Sorry the original version was:

Other times, particularly in the United States, a lockout occurs when union membership rejects the company's last, best and final offer at negotiations and offers to return to work under the same conditions of employment as existed under the now expired contract. In such a case, the lockout is designed to pressure the workers into accepting the terms of the company's last offer.

I removed the best bit [1] as it was problematic for the reasons mentioned above. It is not necessarily the best the employer could offer nor is it necessarily the best that was offered. Nil Einne (talk) 15:36, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lockin

The opposite is a Lockin where an employer prevents employees from leaving the worksite. This tactic is usually used to prevent a strike

This isn't explained very well. How exactly does an employer prevent employees from leaving a worksite? I would assume locking people in to a worksite for any length of time would potentially be a criminal act or at least a violation of one's rights in most countries... Nil Einne 09:00, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Pyat rublei 1997.jpg

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BetacommandBot 11:30, 6 July 2007 (UTC)