METHOD

Strike

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

Picketing 

2010 University of Puerto Rico Strike 

References

[1] Wikipedia Contributors, "Strike Action," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strike_action 

External Links

Civil Rights and Labor History Consortium, University of Washington - Strikes/Labour History Encyclopedia

Wikipedia.org - Strike Action 

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 

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