Strikes, just as other types of conflict, used to be difficult to explain from an economic perspective. Initially, it … asymmetric information to prominence as a significant cause of strikes. After reviewing such long-standing potential explanations … with the union can lead to strikes. Additionally, power asymmetries, reputation-building, and internal union politics can …

representation on strikes, distinguishing in the first instance between works councils on the one hand and broadly equivalent trade … and the level at which collective bargaining is conducted. Attention is also paid to the quality of industrial relations …. There is also some indication that collective bargaining at levels higher than the company can exacerbate strike activity …

Using cross-country data, this paper investigates the relationship between workplace representation and strikes. Works …, and also more strikes than establishments with union workplace representation where union members are in a minority …, union density at the workplace, if not the presence of collective bargaining, is directly associated with strike incidence. …