Strikes This entails withdrawing of labour as a way of compelling – management to give in during the negotiation process. The following are various types of strikes (i) Economic strike This strike is conditions of services and improved – (ii) These gimmicks take quick and abrupt work Wild cat strike – stoppage .These strikes do not receive blessings from the union. (iii) Sympathy strike A strike action taken by another union in support – of the other union as a way of mounting pressure on management to give in and compromise it’s position. (iv) Sit down strike This is when employees remain at their work places – just to show their existence when in actual they have withdrawn labour. This affects the productivity of an organization and the performance levels of the organization drops tremendously. (v) Jurisdictional strikes This is when there are more unions in one – working place and one union seeks to have dominion over the other. The dominated union will exert pressure on management to recognize it as such. Recognition Strike With this kind of a strike, the union mounts – pressure on the employer to recognize and start dealing with such a union. However, a strike can be legal or illegal. In Zambia for instance, any strike action undertaken without following the legal procedures is an illegal strike and workers who take part in such a strike actions are dismissed. Picketing is when the union desires to keep the establishments or work –This premises closed during a strike action. In this case, the employees striking do patrol the premises to ensure that managers do not enter the plant. This approach is peaceful.
Strikes – This entails withdrawing of labour as a way of compelling management to give in during the negotiation process. The following are various types of strikes (i) Economic strike – This strike is conditions of services and improved (ii) Wild cat strike – These gimmicks take quick and abrupt work stoppage .These strikes do not receive blessings from the union. (iii) Sympathy strike – A strike action taken by another union in support of the other union as a way of mounting pressure on management to give in and compromise it’s position. (iv) Sit down strike – This is when employees remain at their work places just to show their existence when in actual they have withdrawn labour. This affects the productivity of an organization and the performance levels of the organization drops tremendously. (v) Jurisdictional strikes – This is when there are more unions in one working place and one union seeks to have dominion over the other. The dominated union will exert pressure on management to recognize it as such. Recognition Strike – With this kind of a strike, the union mounts pressure on the employer to recognize and start dealing with such a union. However, a strike can be legal or illegal. In Zambia for instance, any strike action undertaken without following the legal procedures is an illegal strike and workers who take part in such a strike actions are dismissed. Picketing –This is when the union desires to keep the establishments or work premises closed during a strike action. In this case, the employees striking do patrol the premises to ensure that managers do not enter the plant. This approach is peaceful.
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