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strike
strike A form of
industrial action involving withdrawal of labour such as to constitute a temporary breach of the employment contract. Effective strike action means preventing the use of an alternative labour-force, usually through picketing the workplace, so causing the partial or total cessation of production until the matter in dispute is favourably resolved. Strikes are the characteristic sanction of
trade unions and in this form are often characterized as official. Unofficial or wild-cat strikes arise from spontaneous, even unorganized walk-outs or action, by unrecognized rank-and-file leaders. Strikes are also used as a method of social and political protest, the withdrawal of labour or co-operation aimed at influencing government or state policies. Hence the ‘political strike’ or, where all or much of the population is involved, the ‘general strike’. See also
INDUSTRIAL CONFLICT;
KERR-SIEGEL HYPOTHESIS.
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Strikes And the Law.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 8/27/2004; 700+ words
; ...the universality of strikes may lead us to an examination of notable strikes in history. in 1786, the first strike by employees was recorded...the unions for the strike. Between 1900-1902...the Anthracite coal strikes in the United States...
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'STRIKES BY WORKERS FOR THEIR DEMANDS AFFECT PUBLIC'
Newspaper article from: Daily Mirror; 8/29/2009; 700+ words
; ...than to go for a strike. Shashmila Anuradhini - Journalist Strikes cause lots of problems...affected by these strikes. I do not think...have some kind of strike all the time. If...People who lead the strike may lose their jobs...In our country strikes won't do any good...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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STRIKES: TRIAL BY POWER.(BUSINESS)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/20/2003; 700+ words
; ...asked us to go on strike again, it would be a hard sell.'' Strikes ending like the one...not track data on strikes only, but labor...accurately reflect strike trends. The agency...will be crucial if a strike lasts a long time...call-switching, strikes in the industry no...
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Strikes and the law: a critical analysis.
Magazine article from: Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations; 3/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...importance for shaping strike activity. Yet research...relationship between strikes and the law has been...implications for strike activity.(1...behavioural rationale of strikes (Godard 1992a...mount a meaningful strike, and, ultimately...the consequences of strikes themselves. ...
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Strikes and Solidarity: Coalfield Conflict in Britain 1889- 1966.
Magazine article from: Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations; 9/22/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...explain the causes of strikes and the temporal...differences in strike activity identified...recorded domestic strikes. Moreover, it...even in the most strike-prone regions...towards solidaristic strike action. Domestic strikes predominated and...
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 "The Star (South Africa)")
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Strikes that benefit the people; Imagine Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, Willie Madisha and Zwelinzima Vavi agreeing to forfeit their wages to various charities.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Star (South Africa); 7/9/2007; 700+ words
; ...charities. The virtual strike worked to perfection...Other Italian transport strikes have followed the Meridiana...the value of traditional strikes such as last month's public sector strike. For me, strikes, like a free press...
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Three strikes laws
Magazine article from: Human Rights; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...AND DEMOCRAcY: THREE STRIKES AND YOU'RE OUT IN...life terms for third-strike felons, but also a...possible qualifying strike. Finally, the third.strike, triggering the twenty...percent of all "three strikes" sentences nationwide...
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Coal Strikes Spread In U.S.S.R.; Miners Shun Heads Of Official Unions, Set Up Committees
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/21/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...Gorbachev warned that the strikes were an "acute" threat...their own improvised strike committees. Some workers...measures" to end the strikes. Although the strikes have spread to disparate...organization among the strike sites. In fact, in...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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STRIKE ZONE WASN'T ALWAYS A FLASH POINT.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 6/6/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...two parts NOW THAT THE strike zone war has spread...are there balls and strikes? How did a "strike zone" come about...strike should be. The strike zone was an accepted...calls. At first, high strikes (between the letters...
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RAB: strike a possibility in Local 32BJ negotiations.(PROPERTY MANAGEMENT)(Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, Inc)
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 11/14/2007; 700+ words
; ...1996, when a month-long strike occurred. Through preparation...successful in weathering the 1996 strike and obtaining a fair agreement...were amicably settled without strikes. "We have had a cordial and...But the possibility of a strike always exists," he added...
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strike
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...000 workers went out on strike, but there were 40 strikes involving 1,000 workers...Organization when they went on strike. Strikes in Other Countries Strikes...1971); J. Brecher, Strike! (1972); F. Peterson, Strikes in the United States...
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Strikes Against Big Business in the 1930s
Book article from: American Decades
STRIKES AGAINST BIG BUSINESS IN THE 1930s Reasons to Strike, Throughout the 1930s...different industries went on strike. Soon, major companies...completely disabled by the strikes. Unions used the advent of the sit-down strike to win major victories...
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Strike
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...however. Status Strikes can be divided into...practice. An economic strike seeks to obtain some...most common types of strikes, some of which are illegal: Wildcat strike A strike that is...Sitdown strike A strike in which employees...premises. Sitdown strikes helped ...
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Strikes
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
STRIKES STRIKES. A strike is an organized collective work stoppage undertaken by employees...no-strike clause on a particular issue; and "sympathy strikes," in which workers strike in support of other striking workers rather than to advance...
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Strikes and Industrial Conflict
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
Strikes and Industrial Conflict. The strike has been the primary expression...industrialization process. Although strikes occurred prior to the industrial...workers continued to strike. One of the most famous “strikes” of the period...
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