Strikes are a method used by labour unions and employees to pressure employers and government authorities to address their grievances before they return to work.
Problems and Purpose
Strikes refer to a "work stoppage, caused by the mass refusal of employees to work," in response to grievances or to "pressure government to change policies." [1]
Origins and Development
Participant Recruitment and Selection
How it Works: Process, Interaction, and Decision-Making
Influence, Outcomes, and Effects
Analysis and Lessons Learned
See Also
2010 University of Puerto Rico Strike
References
[1] Wikipedia Contributors, "Strike Action," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_action
External Links
go2HR - Strikes, Lockouts, Picketing and Replacement Workers
The Effect of Labour Relations Legislation on Strike Incidence
On the Political Economy of Long-Run Trends in Strike Activity: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-political-science/article/on-the-political-economy-of-longrun-trends-in-strike-activity....
"Strike-Proneness" and Its Determinants: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/221532
The Challenge of Labour in China - Strikes and the Changing Labour Regime in Global Factories: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780203849750
