ADMS 3422 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Wildcat Strike Action, Nonunion

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 3422
• Professor: Ping Peng

Document Summary

Industrial dispute: a dispute arising in connection with the entering into, renewing, or revising of a collective agreement . Work to rule (strike: the strategy of employees who perform only to the minimum standard required. Wildcat strike: an illegal strike during the term of the collective agreement. Essential services agreements (strike: when some workers must remain on the job during a strike to provide key services. Number of workers involved in the strike. Person-days not worked (or the estimated number of days lost due to the strike calculated as number of workers multiplied by number of days on strike) Percentage of working time lost due to strike. Reduction in lost time since 1980: sharp decrease after 1990. Certain industries (e. g. manufacturing, public administration) are more strike-prone. Some regions of canada have low levels of strikes (e. g. , pei, the territories) compared to others (e. g. , quebec, ontario, b. c. )