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Journal
Journal of Collective Negotiations
ISSN
2167-7816 (print) 2167-7824 (electronic)
Volume
13
Issue
2
Date
6/1/1984

Article Facts

Title
PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLIC SECTOR STRIKE BEHAVIOR
DOI
10.2190/9CHH-B5YH-CE1P-HD7G
Author
ANTONE ABOUD AND SANFORD F. SCHRAM
Online Date
05/09/2002

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PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLIC SECTOR STRIKE BEHAVIOR

ANTONE ABOUD AND SANFORD F. SCHRAM

DOI: 10.2190/9CHH-B5YH-CE1P-HD7G

Abstract

The authors have analyzed the days lost per striking worker for public sector strikes from 1975 to 1979. As an independent variable, the authors coded states in one of three ways:1) those states which permit a limited right to strike; 2) those states which do not permit the strike but which encourage collective bargaining; and 3) those states which do not permit strikes and do not encourage bargaining. The results indicate that states which permit strikes experienced an uninterrupted increase in days lost per striking worker during the period studied; however, states which outlawed strikes and discouraged collective bargaining exhibited the most volatile behavior of the three groups.

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