A labour dispute is a difference of opinion concerning one or several problems which have resulted in a dispute between employees and their employers or due to which employees or employers have formulated a claim, or due to which employees or employers support other employees or employers in their claims or grievances.
Strike: temporary cessation of work at the initiative of one or several groups of employees in order to enforce or ward off claims, to express grievances or to support other employees in their claims or grievances.
Lockout: temporary closure or partial closure of one or several places of work, or as a measure by one or more employers to prevent employees' normal work routine in order to enforce or ward off claims or to support other employers in their claims or grievances.
Statistical source
Survey on Collective Labour Disputes (KASE)
