Question

Andre manages a toy packaging factory. After failed negotiations between Andre and the labor union, the union members strike, partially shutting down the factory. In response, Andre shuts down the factory completely, restricting all his employees from coming to work.
This situation best represents a(n) _______.

Answer 1

Answer:

lockout

Explanation:

In business, a lock out happens when a factory's management or owner decides to shut down the factory and will not let the employees go back to work. This generally happens during a labor dispute, when management believes that agreeing to the union's terms would be too disadvantageous for the company and prefer to shut it down themselves. Both a strike and a lockout are legal.