Lengthy Strikes: Do they Influence the Duration of Peace in the Future? Available to Purchase

In this article the data are analysed on strike and normal working durations from three industries – the public school system, electronics, and seaports– over the period 1946 to 1987. The duration of strikes experienced immediately prior to negotiation is shown to have a positive effect on a bargaining unit′s duration of normal working during a current contract negotiation. For all three industries the impact of strike duration was greatest immediately following a strike; the longer the duration of the strike, the longer the ensuing normal working time.