lockout
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That would mean the owners would end the lockout by imposing their last offer as a new labor agreement — including a salary cap — and claiming the players would not negotiate in good faith.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
When the current CBA expires on Dec. 1, MLB team owners are expected to impose a lockout, during which teams will be restricted from communicating with players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
The Dodgers hope to address their bullpen needs and pitching depth this offseason, but the threat of a lockout could complicate their free-agency plans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
See, this is where I completely ruin the vibe by talking about the stinky elephant in the dugout: the possibility of an extended, season-threatening lockout in 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Once, when I am with Pauline as my team leader, she calls Ted to report a lockout and his response, she reports ruefully, is, “Don’t do this to me.”
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Sami Pajari finished 46sec behind to complete the podium and make Toyota the first manufacturer since Citroen in 2010 to claim back-to-back podium lockouts in the WRC.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
He holds a heavy hammer and has used it to impose three lockouts, taking the drastic step of canceling the 2004-05 season to get a hard salary cap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
The Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations Labor Action Tracker logged 424 work stoppages - which includes 417 strikes and seven lockouts - involving approximately 224,000 workers in 2022.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
The PMA and the ILWU, which represents about 22,000 dockworkers on the West Coast, had pledged not to comment in the media and to continue working without issues such as slowdowns or lockouts.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
In the month of May alone, unions across the nation battled with employers in 413 strikes and lockouts.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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