Strike action

also by rapidly rising unemployment which acted as a major disincentive to many going on strike or pressing to hard for higher wages. The trigger for Britain's most bitter industrial dispute of recent times was the announcement that one Yorkshire pit, Cortonwood near Barnsley, was to close, all over Yorkshire walked out, not realising that it would be a year before they returned. Whereas previous coal strikes had been over in a matter of weeks, this time both union and government dug in for a lengthy

The Employment relationship is the only reason public and private limited organisations work effectively. The Employment relationship is a fragile tie between an employer “management” and employee “worker”. This relationship can be affected by 3 factors which are interests, control and motivation. Employers have to balance these factors in order to maintain a productive working relationship. Employment relationship works like any other relationship, commitment is required from both sides. In

employed strikes, fasts, and boycotts to raise awareness for their cause. Violent retaliation was needless to Chavez so much he believed that the most audacious thing to do was to “sacrifice” one’s self “for others” in the name of justice (Alarcon). Cesar Chavez and his associates were targets of increasing acts of violence. By not meeting violence with violence, their cause fell on listening ears. Cesar and the farm worker’s retaliation consisted of increased dedication and more strikes. Drawing

with their working conditions and wages due to the current financial hardships, so up to twenty thousand of them went on strike to oppose these circumstances. It lasted a total of 151 days, from 13th February to 15th July 1951 (Ministry for Culture, 2014), and many different people took action in hopes of driving change. They all faced various challenges throughout the strike, and in the end of the dispute, what resulted were numerous short and long term effects for the workers and the people of

arises comes after the agency agreement expires. The prospective buyer later decided to put in an offer, which was accepted, but once discovering that the agreement between the principle and agent had expired brought legal action against the agent. The nature of the buyer’s actions in my opinion could be considered

In this research paper I will discuss three different strikes. And at the end of the paper I will compare the strikes, to see if there is any correlation between the three. In Labor Relations, we learned that strikes happen for many reasons. Some of the reasons being unfair labor practices, horrible work conditions, Salary and incentive problems, Dissatisfaction with company policy, Leaves with wages and holidays, Bonus, profit sharing, Provident fund and gratuity, Retrenchment of workmen and closure

disruption they tend to cause (Ferrell. Hirt & Ferrell,2014). They are often done as a last resort when the management team and its employees fail to come to an agreement of salary, working conditions and hours. If the Hollywood labor union did decide to strike it would have many negative effects for everyone. One being that television would become reruns instead

PROFESSIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ORGANIZATION V. REAGAN: THE STRIKE THAT HELPED SHAPE U. S. LABOR RELATIONS Thirty one years ago, when President Ronald Reagan threatened to fire approximately 13,000 air traffic controllers unless they called off an illegal strike, the president not only transformed his presidency, but also shaped the labor relations in the United States. The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) strike of August 3. 1981 was a remarkable day in the history

Money makes the world go round, and on July 6, 1892 union workers of the Carnegie Steel Mill fought their nonunion replacements because of this exact reason—money. Prior to the Homestead Strike of 1892, and just after the civil war, America was working toward becoming an industrial power. There were mills and factories replacing farms and there were immigrants coming to America hoping to partake in the industry and make money. Consequently during this time, the factory worker numbers tripled. However

bargaining in Canada. The main reason for the Canadian working class to adapt to the order-in-council PC 1003 was the recognition of the union. There were many large strikes that took place before the PC 1003 was adopted. One of the significant strikes was the Winnipeg general strike that the whole world remembers. The cause that led to this strike was the employers failing to recognize a union and was under no obligation to