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The trend of strikes in coal mining 1949–1979
Author(s) -
Winterton Jonathan
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1981.tb00384.x
Subject(s) - coal , coal mining , collective bargaining , mining industry , economics , mining engineering , economy , history , labour economics , geology , archaeology
Explanations for the pattern of strike activity in British coal mining have focused upon the industry's changing economic fortunes or developments in its collective bargaining structure. The author examines these explanations and suggests four additional factors that account for the trend of coal mining strikes.