The paper analyzes the protection of the right to strike in Europe in a comparative perspective with the United States (US). The paper argues that the overlap and interplay between state law and European Union (EU) law in the field of industrial relations has generated major tensions. Although...

This article notes the High Court's decision in British Airways Plc v. Sindicato Espanol de Pilotos de Lineas Aeras, a case concerning the relationship between the right to strike and fundamental economic freedoms guaranteed by the TFEU. The court declined jurisdiction on the ground that the...

A strike insurance is integrated into a model based on one-sided private information of the firm. It is shown that the strike insurance will increase the dispute level if payments to the insurance are lump-sum or if payments from the insurance are proportional to wages. However, if wages affect...