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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