(a)      In this section, "lockout" means action taken by an employer to:

            (1)      interrupt or prevent the continuity of the employees' usual work for the purpose and with the intent of coercing the employees into relinquishing rights guaranteed by this title; or

            (2)      bring economic pressure on employees for the purpose of securing the agreement of their exclusive representative to certain collective bargaining agreement terms.

      (b)      The State is prohibited from engaging in any lockout.