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The Importance of Strike Size in Strike Research

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  • Jack W. Skeels
  • Paul McGrath
  • Gangadha Arshanapalli

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This analysis of 1953–81 Department of Labor strike data demonstrates that strike samples selected on the basis of various size criteria (ranging from 25 or more workers involved to 5,000 or more workers involved) are not representative of all U.S. strikes. “Small†strikes are found to differ significantly from “large†strikes, whatever the size criterion, in terms of industry, strike issue, region of the country, and contract status. The authors question the generalizability of findings of strike research using post-1981 Department of Labor data, which have been collected using an inclusion criterion of 1,000 or more workers involved.

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  • Jack W. Skeels & Paul McGrath & Gangadha Arshanapalli, 1988. "The Importance of Strike Size in Strike Research," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 41(4), pages 582-591, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ilrrev:v:41:y:1988:i:4:p:582-591
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    1. Michele Campolieti, 2021. "Strikes in British Coal Mining, 1893–1940: Testing Models of Strikes," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 60(2), pages 243-273, April.
    2. Harrison, Alan & Stewart, Mark, 1994. "Is Strike Behavior Cyclical?," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 12(4), pages 524-553, October.
    3. McGuire, James W., 1992. "The Causes of Strikes in Argentina, 1984-1991," Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series qt3f3824xq, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley.
    4. Gregory Finley, 2010. "Strike Lengths: Correcting for Prestrike Announcements and the Ratio of Bargaining Size to Firm Size," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 31(4), pages 307-321, December.

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