Question

Discuss the rationale of organizing an industrial strike in resolving employee dispute with the state, focusing on the detrimental effects strikes has on various stakeholders in an economy.

Answer 1

Answer: The answer is provided below.

Explanation:

Strike is a refusal to work organized by body of employees as a way of protesting typically in an attempt to gain concessions from their employer.

Causes of strike include demand for leave with pay, pay increase,health hazards in the workplace, inadequate working tools, excessive working hours; low wages, discrimination, and aggressive behaviour of the managers towards employees.

Eben though there are potential benefits from strikes, like improved labor productivity, better work morale, or lower absenteeism, strike action brings about economic costs which can be high, depending on the duration, number of workers involved and also the divisions affected.

Strikes results in negative impacts on the employees, the employers, their stakeholders, consumers, the government, and the economy.

Furthermore, it also affects the international trade as it can hinder the economic development of a country and create great economic uncertainty especially when the global media continues to share details, videos and images of violence, damage to property and clashes between strikers and security.