Strikes: when companies collaborate with unions, industrial action can benefit business

Lord, Jonathan

Abstract

More than 4 million working days have been lost to industrial action in the UK in 2023. This is more than at any point since 1989 and around nine times more than the yearly average of 450,000 days in the 2010s.

This is level of activity is particularly high given the lower union membership levels at the moment – 22% of workers were in a union in 2022, compared to 39% in 1989. But the uptick in industrial disputes has happened across a wide range of professions in which people are concerned about stagnating pay and conditions.

Citation

Lord, J. (in press). Strikes: when companies collaborate with unions, industrial action can benefit business

• Digital Artefact Type: Website Content
• Acceptance Date: Dec 18, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Dec 18, 2023
• Deposit Date: May 28, 2024
• Keywords: trade union, strikes, industrial relations, employment relations
• Publisher URL: https://theconversation.com/strikes-when-companies-collaborate-with-unions-industrial-action-can-benefit-business-219536