Strike action

only being offered unskilled jobs that are low paying. By taking strike action, employees are dominant as they're powerful together and as a group they are able to express their point and bring meaningful change. Striking today is legal as long as the strike is certified by the CCMA (Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration) - employees express their dissatisfaction in which they raise awareness to their point. Strike action is effective for employees as they raise awareness to the country

The Pilbara strike was a strike with hundreds of Aboriginal pastoral workers leaving their work due to the low pay, or in some instances rations instead of pay. This strike took place on May the 1st 1946 being mainly led by 2 people by the names of Ernie Mitchell and Peter Coppin. This strike paralysed sheep stations and was organised with no technology and is Australia’s longest strike in history, lasting until August 1949. This was the first industrial action by Aboriginal people since colonisation

Gregory Baumanna Overview: In December 1996 and January 1997, there was a massive four week nationwide strike in South Korea in protest against newly passed labor laws which gave employers more power to lay off employees, made it easier to hire temporary/strike replacing workers and put off allowing multiple unions to be formed at a given enterprise. This resulted in the mobilized three million workers, which shut down auto/ship production, disrupted hospitals, subways and television. The two main

not completely accurate with politically history. East London, Essex, on June 8 1968, 187 women machinist’s workers when on strike for equality. They went on strike for three weeks, the ford plant at which they worked at had to stop production, of the product due to the lack of sew seats. They were successful in getting rid of their lower rates of pay. It was only

sponsored by a political party. After two formal requests sent by the TU to the management, demanding a discussion related to employment issues with the senior management and since there was no response from the management the TU had to resort a strike action even after extending the 14 days provided. The

. Strikes Vs Lockouts Just as employees have the right to strike action so too do employers have the right to lockout employees should an issue be unsettled. However, certain procedures as well as specific limitations apply under certain circumstances (“Basic guide to strikes, lockouts and picketing”, 2008). Secondary strike action and picketing are also used as means of addressing a dispute. Equally, strikes and lockouts, involve the termination or the interruption of work in any work environment

Hoxie, believing that the strike was a direct violation of the agreement reached between Gould’s Missouri Railroad Company and the Knights during the Wabash strike not to strike before arbitration was attempted on any issue, began a violent campaign against the Knights of Labor, firing its members and recruiting new workers. The Knights of Labor were eventually forced into a desperate state. In fact, the later strike was not instigated by Powderly, but by one of his officers

The 1994 Baseball Strike On August 12, 1994 professional baseball players went on strike for the eighth time in the sports’ history. Since 1972, negotiations between the union and owners over contract terms has led to major economic problems and the absence of a World Series in 1994. All issues were open for debate due to the expiration of the last contract. Until 1968, no collective bargaining agreement had ever been reached between the owners and the players (Dolan 11). Collective bargaining

since being appointed in 2012. It is very transparent as to why junior doctors choose to strike however there are drawbacks to doctors striking. This project will help to uncover how this new working contract is affecting junior doctors to an extent where they feel as though striking is appropriate. There will be an evaluation of whether the striking is worth taking part in and whether it is a dangerous to strike on working days. Finally, a conclusion will be draw alongside a solution for both parties:

2 Research Report The Winnipeg General Strike Research Question: How does the Winnipeg general Strike mark a rift between western Canadian employers and labour workers? Outline: I) Introduction - General Background information - Focus statement: This paper will focus on the opposition between western Canadian labour unions’ resolve to play a larger role in politics and industry and employers’ objection to comply with them. II) The progress of the strike: a demonstration of workers’ neglect and