Sentence examples for lockout against from inspiring English sources

"I'm not going to hold the lockout against the Knicks or the league," Green said.

In 1913 Dublin industrialists instituted a lockout against members of the union, and the resulting labour demonstrations were brutally suppressed.

But it is only the latest in what has been three weeks of near chaos at the start of the N.F.L. season: thanks to a lockout against the league's regular referees, replacement referees have overseen game after game scarred by bad calls, inconsistent judgments, misunderstanding of the nuances of the rules and, too often, a failure to rein in player and coach conduct.

This was, after all, a man who imposed a vicious two-year lockout against his employees at the Journal de Montreal, and had a history of being equally ruthless with other workers.

The previous Sunday saw 15,000 people march against lockout laws that have flat-lined Sydney's nightlife.

A key argument against the lockout laws is their impact on Sydney's nightlife, often referred to as "once vibrant".

The success of this strategy led other employers to use the lockout as a tool against labour strikes.

"The evidence is overwhelming that the intent was something else — to get a $4 billion lockout weapon to use against the players," Kessler said.

Players dissolved their union, were locked out anyway, won a court injunction against the lockout, and showed up at team facilities to work out.

The Canadiens' players have hired a Montreal lawyer to represent them before the Quebec Labor Board and will seek an injunction against a lockout later this week.

During this period the lockout was also used against the Knights of Labor (KOL) in industries that included meatpacking, cigar making, knitting, and laundering.