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Journal
Journal of Collective Negotiations
ISSN
2167-7816 (print) 2167-7824 (electronic)
Volume
19
Issue
2
Date
6/1/1990

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Title
THE EFFECT OF PUBLIC POLICY ON STRIKE ACTIVITY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
DOI
10.2190/F3JP-34G6-BV3H-7KDG
Author
DANE M. PARTRIDGE
Online Date
05/09/2002

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THE EFFECT OF PUBLIC POLICY ON STRIKE ACTIVITY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

DANE M. PARTRIDGE

DOI: 10.2190/F3JP-34G6-BV3H-7KDG

Abstract

A study by Burton and Krider was the first effort to use multiple regression analysis with public sector strike data. They examined strike activity in the local government, noneducation sector during the 1968-1971 period. The present study extends the research of Burton and Krider by considering the most recent time period for which data are available, 1974-1980, and additional measures of public policy. The results indicate that several environmental factors, most notably the percentage of personal income paid in state and local taxes, were consistently significantly related to public sector strike activity. The only public policy measure which was relatively consistently significant was the limited right-to-strike.

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