Question

A court-ordered __________ was imposed on Fairlawn City employees who worked on the city's streets and bridges. Although these employees were unionized and voted to strike for higher wages and benefits, the city insisted they had a no-strike clause in their agreement and therefore asked the courts to order them back to work, to keep the streets free of ice and snow during the winter months.

Answer 1

Answer: Injunction

Explanation: An injunction is simply an order barring the continued perpetration of an action or behavior. An injunction might be issued by a court, Therefore, a court-ordered injunction might be considered as a judicial order used to compel or enforce a certain party or group to desist from a certain action. Disobeying a court injunction might result in legal consequences as it is deemed unlawful.

In the context above, Fairlawn city employees were issued a court injunction to desist embarking on strike action as it was against their terms and agreement between them and the government.

Answer 2

Answer:

injunction  

Explanation:

A court-ordered injunction was imposed on Fairlawn City employees who worked on the city's streets and bridges. Although these employees were unionized and voted to strike for higher wages and benefits, the city insisted they had a no-strike clause in their agreement and therefore asked the courts to order them back to work, to keep the streets free of ice and snow during the winter months.  A court injunction is a special order from a court that compel a party to refrain from or to do a certain act. The court injunction compelled Fairlawn city employees back to work.