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Inter-industry strike frequencies: Some pooled cross-sectional evidence from canadian secondary manufacturing

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This note reports the results of a pooled cross-sectional time series regression of strike frequencies in Canadian secondary manufacturing for the years 1969, 1971, and 1974. The basic conclusion is that a bargaining model approach performs well for interpreting work stoppages associated with contract negotiations, but provides a less than satisfactory explanation of mid-term and unorganized strikes.

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  1. University of Victoria, B.C., V8W 2Y2, Canada

    J. C. H. Jones & W. D. Walsh

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The research reported in this paper was supported by a grant from Labour Canada. We wish to thank Harry Grosskleg of Labour Canada who provided the strike data; Ingrid Strauss, Kathy Meredith, and Mark Muth for research assistance; and Leonard Laudadio and an anonymous referee for helpful comments. The paper is an abbreviated version of Jones and Walsh (1983).

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Jones, J.C.H., Walsh, W.D. Inter-industry strike frequencies: Some pooled cross-sectional evidence from canadian secondary manufacturing. Journal of Labor Research 5, 419–425 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02685092

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