translate English to French: Shortly thereafter, the employer assembled these employees and told them that since the union had not negotiated in good faith, it had no choice but to order a lockout and dismiss all the employees.
Peu après, il les a regroupés et leur a dit "comme le syndicat ne veut pas négocier de bonne foi ... (il n'avait) pas d'autre choix que de décréter lock-out et a congédié tous les employés".