Last year, more than 70,000 workers walked off their jobs in New Zealand – the highest number of people on strike since the late 1980s. The reasons for the strike wave are political and economic.
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Articles on Strikes
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On Feb. 6, 1919, half of Seattle’s workforce went on strike over a demand for higher wages. A labor historian explains why it matters 100 years later.
Two labor negotiation experts explain how a 2015 dispute that seemed intractable got resolved, with important lessons for the partial government shutdown.
Most people think of Martin Luther King Jr. as a civil rights leader who led the nation in addressing the evils of systemic racism. What many don’t know is that he also championed labor unionism.
Ordering Canada’s postal workers back on the job may hurt Justin Trudeau. CUPW could direct its anger directly at the Trudeau Liberals ahead of the 2019 federal election.
Striking 20th-century garment workers wore their best dresses and hats to send a message that they had the right to be taken seriously and have their voices heard.
Ottawa has ordered postal workers back on the job, but is it constitutional? We should be circumspect about intervening in the bargaining process and skeptical about claims it’s in the public good.
Government remains the major funder of universities. But it hasn’t met its obligations even though many institutions face serious infrastructure decay.
A historian reminds us that protests in prisons are often followed by retaliation.
Valuing the skills and contributions of our educators and reversing the high rates of turnover is critical and can only be achieved through fair pay and rewards.
From solitary confinement, Moliere Dimanche started drawing on anything he could find. The result was a series of fantastical, allegorical images that depict abuse, racism and profound isolation.
A new generation of workers are joining trade unions and using social media to hold big employers to account.
Academic freedom is routinely recognised as an important principle that is enshrined in a range of governance policies - but staff at one university say it is under threat.
Data reveals that South Africa’s strike action is lower than many other countries, and not as prolonged as politicians claim.
Emmanuel Macron is driving through his neoliberal agenda by relying on French police forces renowned for their violence against ethnic minority citizens, protestors and migrants.
Cutting pension scheme costs can make staff angry and belligerent.
Staff wages are a huge challenge facing the survival of Kenya’s public universities, but strikes are another.
High profile strikes in key sectors – from railways to utility companies and universities – have taken place so far this year.
A strike around a specific employment issue can easily develop a momentum of its own and become a catalyst for a much wider expression of dissatisfaction.
Traditional picket lines feel outdated now that work is no longer a place that you go, but a thing that you do.
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Associate Tutor, University of Surrey
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Affiliate Research Associate, School of Political and Social Sciences, University of Glasgow
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Professor, Labour Studies, Brock University
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Professor of Business and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Texas at Arlington
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Associate Professor of Employment Relations, Grenoble École de Management (GEM)
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Associate Professor, Labour studies, Brock University
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Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, Michigan State University
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Lecturer, University of Lagos
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Lecturer in Law and Politics, Edge Hill University
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Distinguished Professor of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos
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Principal Lecturer (Programmes) - Humanities and Social Sciences, Teesside University
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Senior lecturer, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, School of Education, University of Nottingham
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Research Associate at the Work and Equalities Institute, University of Manchester
