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Still balancing the books: the NUM and the 1984–85 strike
Author(s) -
Aston Beverly,
Morris Tim,
Willman Paul
Publication year - 1990
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.1468-2338.1990.tb00090.x
Subject(s) - flexibility (engineering) , context (archaeology) , political science , business , economics , management , history , archaeology
In the context of the NUM's decision to seek a merger, this article examines the financial impact of the 1984–85 strike. In conducting the strike, its federal structure is shown to have provided the union leadership with flexibility. But it has limited the capacity to recover afterwards and has consequences for merger prospects with other unions.