Strikes in Post-War Britain - A Study of Stoppages of Work Due to Industrial Disputes, 1946–73

First published in 1983, Strikes in Post-War Britain provides the first systematic long-run examination of official strike statistics since the war. It is based on a wealth of new material and analysis.

List of contents

1. Objectives and sources 2. The post-war peace, 1946-52 3. The return of the strike, 1953-9 4. The shop-floor movement, 1960-8 5. The formal challenge, 1969-73 6. An overview, 1946 -73 7. Strikes and the economic environment 8. Coal mining - the traditional battleground 9. Docks - another traditional background 10. Motor vehicles - an odd case 11. Strikes and the state - the challenging role of government 12. Conclusions and explanations Appendix 1 Details of the classification of variables in the major strike series Appendix 2 Political stoppages, 1969-73

About the author

J.W. Durcan, at the time of the first publication, was Senior Lecturer in Industrial Relations at Oxford Polytechnic.
W.E.J. McCarthy was a British Labour politician. He was one of Britain's most experienced mediators and arbitrators and served as an adviser to several Governments and public bodies.
G.P. Redman, at the time of the first publication, was Lecturer in Industrial Relations at Southwest London College.

Product details

• Authors: Durcan J.W., W.E.J. McCarthy, G.P. Redman
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.08.2025
• EAN: 9781041063919
• ISBN: 978-1-041-06391-9
• No. of pages: 464
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Economic history, Labour / income economics, British & Irish history, Labour Economics, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Economics of industrial organisation, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Economics of industrial organization