This paper presents a simple model of industrial conflict that differs from previous economic models in that it recognizes the distinction between strikes and other forms of industrial conflict. The model is estimated against data relating to Britain's dock industry. The results provide evidence...

This paper presents a new method for evaluating the relationship which exists between strikes and absenteeism, as alternative forms of industrial conflict. The proposed method is outlined and its use illustrated in an analysis of the British dock labour market.

Provides new evidence on the relationship between organized and “unorganized” conflict in the British coal‐mining industry. Using time series data the evidence suggests that the relationship between alternative forms of conflict varies over time in response to changes in collective...