An industrial conflict – or industrial action – will arise when wage/salary earners and employers fail to reach an understanding about a collective agreement. Such conflicts either entail workers going on strike or being subject to lockout – or both. Strike is the wage earners' conflict tool, whereas lockout is that of the employers.
When we go on strike, this means that selected employees will not show up for work. In case of lockout, the employer will refuse to allow workers into their place of work. Either way, the employer will cease to pay out wages to the employees affected.