A lockout. In a lockout, the owner of a company shuts down a place of business hoping that workers would get desperate and accept the demands of management.
One of the most effective tools utilized by management was the introduction of scabs or replacement works. The purpose of any strikes is to destabilize the work regimen in a plant or factory to obtain concessions from management. Scabs disrupt this process by crossing picket lines and continuing the work process. In this way, the strike is essentially undermined. Moreover, the striking workers were not allowed to return and thus forfeited their jobs.
