Research Note: Organized and ″Unorganized″ Conflict in the British Coal‐mining Industry, 1947‐83

Provides new evidence on the relationship between organized and“unorganized” conflict in the British coal‐mining industry. Using time series data the evidence suggests that the relationship between alternative forms of conflict varies over time in response to changes in collective bargaining, in particular the move from pit‐level piece‐work bargaining to national‐level day rate bargaining. Given the decline of strike activity in the UK and many other industrialized economies in recent years it may be time to reasses the relationship between “alternative” forms of industrial conflict; aims to promote renewed interest in this topic.