If you are an employee, you can lawfully go on strike if you believe it is necessary for safety or health reasons. You must have reasonable grounds for believing this. Your employer can also lawfully lock out employees if they believe it is necessary for safety or health reasons and they have reasonable grounds for this belief.
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Participation in a strike or lockout is lawful if the employees who strike have, or the employer who locks out has, reasonable grounds for believing that the strike or lockout is justified on the grounds of safety or health.
