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The staff union claimed the lockout was retaliation for their Philly walkout, calling it a “dangerous” and “reactionary” move by the NEA. A lockout is a work stoppage initiated by the employer, essentially the opposite of a strike.

“I cannot imagine it lands well that the nation’s largest union is locking out its staff union,” Robin McLean, the staff union’s president, said in a statement alleging “union busting” by the NEA. “What does that mean for a so-called labor union to treat hardworking people like this?”