Turkey’s current collective labour legislation places heavy restrictions on trade union, strike, and collective bargaining rights. Regarding which, conventional wisdom cites the country’s ongoing neoliberal transformation since the early 1980s. This article explains the post-1980...

The Taft Hartley Act was unique because it curtailed the policy of free collective bargaining in the United States. According to the Taft-Hartley Act, the President can postpone a legal strike if it imperils national health or safety. Turkey has borrowed this practice which was harmonious with...