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	Sympathy strike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A sympathy strike is a labour strike that is initiated by workers in one industry and supported by workers in a separate but related industry.
		The term sympathy strike implies that the purpose of the strike is to support, and express sympathy for, the primary strikers.
		In the United Kingdom, sympathy strikes were outlawed under the Thatcher government in 1980, as part of that government's policy to tame what it saw as militant unionism.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sympathy_strike (231 words)

	Children's
		The term "sympathy strike" ordinarily refers to a strike conducted by workers belonging to one bargaining unit in support of a primary strike that is conducted by workers belonging to another bargaining unit at the same plant or shop.
		Sympathy strikes are a means by which workers can demonstrate their solidarity with their "brothers and sisters" who are engaged in a primary strike.
		10 (noting that a union' s proposal to exclude sympathy strikes specifically from a general no-strike clause in two consecutive rounds of contract negotiations supported the inference that the union did not consider sympathy strikes to be permitted by the collective bargaining agreement in the first instance).
	www.law.com /regionals/ca/opinions/mar/0015636.shtml (4295 words)

	Howstuffworks "How Strikes Work"
		The word "strike" was first used in the 1700s, and probably comes from to notion of dealing a blow to the employer [ref].
		In a sympathy strike, other unions in the same industry, or employed by the same company, will strike at the same time, putting even more pressure on the employer to resolve the original strike.
		The pilots, baggage handlers and flight attendant unions didn't engage in sympathy strikes [[ref].
	people.howstuffworks.com /strike.htm (1263 words)

	Sympathy Strike Law and Legal Definition - USlegalforms.com
		A sympathy strike is when one union strikes in support for another involved in a dispute, even though the first union has no disagreement with the employer.
		It is a labor strike that started by workers in one industry and supported by workers in a separate but related industry.
		Some courts have held that a sympathy strike or walkout is not in violation of a no strike clause in an employment contract.
	www.uslegalforms.com /legaldefinitions/s/sympathy-strike.php (487 words)

	Strikes
		Though the one-week strike was unsuccessful, it capped a four-year mobilization of local workers that encouraged political parties to incorporate labor demands into their platforms and appeals.
		In the aftermath of the Pullman Strike employers increasingly resorted to injunctions to bring in the federal government on their side in strikes, especially sympathy strikes and boycotts.
		From the end of World War II through the early 1970s strikes continued to be widespread, but with the acceptance of collective bargaining they did not precipitate social upheavals nor did they generate the enormous class hostility that they had earlier.
	www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/1211.html (1045 words)

	EMIRE: PORTUGAL - SECONDARY/SYMPATHY STRIKE
		Strike in which the strikers are seeking to secure the satisfaction of a demand which relates to a different group of employees: there is no objective involved which is directly connected with the employees participating in the strike.
		The problem with this type of strike lies in deciding the degree to which an employer may legitimately be required to bear the costs of a stoppage when he or she can do nothing towards accommodating the strikers' aim.
		In short, a sympathy strike raises the issue of the passive legitimacy of the target of a strike.
	www.eurofound.eu.int /emire/PORTUGAL/SECONDARYSYMPATHYSTRIKE-PT.html (289 words)

	Chicago's Progressive Alliance: Labor and the Bid for Public Streetcars
		While his nostalgia extends to sympathy for the sympathy strike (yes, the pun is intended), one need not be similarly disposed to benefit from this book.
		The teamsters were organized in 1901 and came to prominence in a 1902 city-wide teamster strike in sympathy with union recognition for meat packing workers.
		Success in the 1902 strike brought the teamsters to the vanguard of labor organizing and was primarily responsible for the surge in union membership and inter-trade labor solidarity in the city.
	eh.net /bookreviews/library/1127.shtml (1846 words)

	Strike action - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Strikes that involve all workers, or a number of large and important groups of workers, in a particular community or region are known as general strikes.
		A sympathy strike is, in a way, a small scale version of a general strike in which one group of workers refuses to cross a picket line established by another as a means of supporting the striking workers.
		Sympathy strikes may be undertaken by a union as an organization or by individual union members choosing not to cross a picketline.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Strike_action (2317 words)

	Nineteen Nineteen. The General Strike
		To the laborers, the general strike was a potentially powerful yet largely untested means of forcing employers to meet the demands of one union by involving all the unions in a city in the struggle.
		The Philadelphia strike provides a somewhat different angle, in that the transit industry was not as central to the city's economy27 and the strike failed more due to a collapse from within rather than the intervention of troops.
		The Seattle strike, "the first major general strike in U.S. history,"32 in was significant episode in the development of strike tactics and of responses to strikes.
	www.schrag.info /research/chap4.html (8511 words)

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		In that case, the Su- preme Court held a sympathy strike to be within the purview of a general no-strike clause.
		In deciding the issue whether sympathy strikes fall within a no- strike provision's scope, the parties' actual intent is to be given controlling weight and extrinsic evi- dence should be considered as an integral part of the analysis.
		That is, under the majority's approach, mutual intent to ex- clude sympathy strikes must be shown, while Met- ropolitan Edison mandates that mutual intent to in- clude sympathy strikes must be demonstrated by a showing that the union clearly and unmistakably waived the right to engage in sympathy strikes.
	www.nlrb.gov /nlrb/shared_files/decisions/291/291-1039.txt (2329 words)

	Sympathy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sympathy exists when the feelings or emotions of one person give rise to similar feelings in another person, creating a state of shared feeling.
		In common usage, sympathy is usually the sharing of unhappiness or suffering, but it can also refer to sharing other (positive) emotions as well.
		Sympathy, by contrast, implies a degree of equal feeling, that is, the sympathiser views the matter similarly to how the person themselves does.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sympathy (315 words)

	Children's Hospital Oakland, 32-CA-17432, JD(SF)-70-03, Gerald A. Wacknov, 9/30/03
		The primary strike was averted when Local 6 and the Respondent reached a collective bargaining agreement on August 28, 1998; thereupon the Union withdrew its notice to engage in a sympathy strike.
		10 (noting that a union’s proposal to exclude sympathy strikes specifically from a general no-strike clause in two consecutive rounds of contract negotiations supported the inference that the union did not consider sympathy strikes to be permitted by the collective bargaining agreement in the first instance.).
		Under the Respondent’s theory, the nurses had a right to engage in a sympathy strike independently of the Union; thus the Union, but not the nurses, were subject to the no-strike clause vis-a-vis sympathy strikes.
	www.nlrb.gov /nlrb/shared_files/decisions/ALJ/JD(SF)-70-03.htm (5060 words)

	farrell- suzallo
		His sympathy for organized labor waned the more involved he became in the State Council of Defense embracing a new patriotic conservatism that had little room for the dissention of labor.
		Carlton Parker greatly aided Suzzallo in the lumber strikes, his sympathies for labor, even the I.W.W. were well known and may also have been an influence on the mediation.
		Harvey O’Connor recalled in 1964 that during the strikes, "students at the University, most of whom came from the middle and upper classes, were paid to act as guards in their ROTC uniforms ‘to help save the world from the Bolsheviki.’" Indeed, much of the student body stood faithfully behind its expert leader, Dr. Suzzallo.
	faculty.washington.edu /gregoryj/strike/farrell.htm (5920 words)

	IAM Sympathy Strike Questions
		According to the company, the sympathy strike raised a contractual dispute that had to be decided in arbitration before the system board.
		The IAM strike ended before the issue was arbitrated, but AFA decided to continue the arbitration, since the union would likely face a similar situation in the future.
		Over the next month, management will use threats and scare tactics in an attempt to make you think that striking in sympathy with the IAM is illegal, and that the mechanics are being unreasonable in their demands.
	afausairways.org /IAMQA.html (1695 words)

	No-Strike Clause in Labor Contract Did Not Bar Sympathy Walkout
		The hospital pressed its suit, however, seeking to prevent the nurses from conducting future sympathy strikes and to recover losses it alleged to have suffered in making preparations for the nurses’ walkout, including rescheduling surgeries and declining new patients.
		The strike threat, the hospital said, violated the no-strike clause that had been part of every agreement between the parties for the previous 27 years.
		While the issue of sympathy strikes called by unions was not addressed, he said, “we see no reason why a general no-strike clause should apply differently when the individual workers choose to honor another union’s picket lines on their own, than when those workers act in response to a union’s call for collective action.”
	www.metnews.com /articles/cnax032502.htm (501 words)

	general strikes in alberta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		these workers stayed out the entire during of the strike, despite the rigorous recruitment of scabs by the postmaster with the help of a local citizens' committee.
		the focus of the general strike turned from a "sympathy" action for fellow workers in winnipeg to a locally-oriented protest of the firing of postal workers.
		while joe clarke lost his re-election bid because of his support of the workers, the edmonton strike, in concert with the other general strikes in cities across canada, was instrumental in securing the 8 hour day and the 6 day week, as well as radicalized a large portion of the canadian work force.
	www.sonic.net /~figgins/generalstrike/northamerica/canada/alberta.html (471 words)

	1926: British general strike \| libcom.org
		However, the main block on the workers was not the enemy of the state or the bosses, it was the ‘ally’ of the union leadership.
		After the strike was called off “the temper of the workers was more militant than ever...feeling was bitter – bitter against employers who were everywhere victimising the local strike stalwarts, and bitter against the TUC General Council.
		It looked as though the end of the strike might be the beginning of the revolution.” However, after a week, without knowing where they wanted the strike to go, the workers saw no way forward but to go back to work.
	libcom.org /history/1926-british-general-strike (1692 words)

	USATODAY.com - Northwest talks continue as strike deadline looms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Only the flight attendants appeared to be seriously considering a sympathy strike — and Northwest said it had replacement workers for some of them, too.
		A flight attendant vote on whether to strike was scheduled to end one minute before the mechanic strike deadline.
		A mechanics strike at Northwest would be the first major airline strike since Northwest pilots grounded the airline for 20 days in 1998.
	www.usatoday.com /money/2005-08-19-northwesttalks_x.htm?csp=34 (775 words)

	UCR News: Announcement
		It is important that the entire UC community understand fully the University's positions in these negotiations - especially concerning the issue of "sympathy strikes" - as well as UC's efforts to reach a fair contract and the facts about the union's accusations of UC bad faith bargaining and unfair labor practices.
		Since all UC contracts prohibit strikes, which UC maintains includes sympathy strikes, any unions or their members who strike will be in violation of their contract and state labor law, and UC will vigorously pursue enforcement of the contract and the law.
		If other UC unions participate in a sympathy strike and attempt to disrupt UC's service to the public, including its educational programs and health care services, UC, as it has previously, will take all appropriate legal actions, including filing unfair labor practice charges, and seeking injunctions and monetary damages against striking unions.
	www.newsroom.ucr.edu /announce/2003strikeucinfo.html (976 words)

	SAN FRANCISCO / Strike may well spell disaster for students / Teachers' support, length of walkout to determine impact
		Leaders of the teachers' union, meanwhile, are considering calling a vote on a sympathy strike, but say many teachers would refuse to cross a picket line in any case.
		And that doesn't include the facilities bond measures the district must put on upcoming city ballots to bring its schools up to code for disability access, which must be completed by 2012 according to the settlement of a case against the district.
		After the 1979 strike, he said, some replacement workers and others who crossed the picket lines were shunned, and relationships between teachers and administrators were testy.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/10/09/BAGH3F4PLN1.DTL (1174 words)

	Glossary
		Sympathy strike- a strike by workers not directly involved in a dispute to show support for other strikers.
		General strike- a strike by all or most of the workers in a variety of industries that occurs at the same time.
		Strike breakers- a person actively involved in trying to break up a strike, especially one hired to replace a striking employee
	www.linktolearning.com /winnipeg_strike/glossary.htm (120 words)

	RIGZONE - Norway Oil Unions Mull Strike in Sympathy with UK Divers
		Norwegian workers engaged in sub-sea oil and gas activities, excluding divers, are currently awaiting approval to strike at an unnamed field in the Norwegian North Sea, in sympathy action with U.K. divers who are on strike over wages, Norway union representatives have said.
		IE said Norwegian divers aren't allowed by law to take sympathy action, but that associated personnel working on sub-sea operations could strike.
		He couldn't specify which platform would be hit if a strike goes ahead, but said IE has to give 14 days notice to employers, meaning it is unlikely there would be action before Dec. 1.
	www.rigzone.com /news/article.asp?a_id=37998 (462 words)

	Numsa may call auto sympathy strike with tyre
		Earlier this week the union made a call to its members in the car manufacturing industry to consider participating in a sympathy strike after efforts to resolve the impasse between the union and the tyre and rubber employers’ association over the weekend failed.
		The strike was expected to disrupt all litigation cases to which the state was a party.
		The strike ended after intervention by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration which made fresh wage proposals that were accepted by both the workers and management.
	www.labournet.net /world/0109/saauto1.html (1477 words)

	Strike at UC to begin next week
		We are advising CUE members and all sympathetic clericals across the state to contact their locals for information on the logistics of the strike and strike pay/benefits.
		UC is attempting to force the UAW to give up their right to engage in sympathy strikes, that is, to honor the picket lines of other unions.
		Because there is no contractual ban in effect for CUE on sympathy strikes, and since such strikes are protected under the law, CUE may engage in such a strike, understanding that so long as the UAW strike is found to be legal, our sympathy strike will be, too.
	www.cueunion.org /events/email-112503.php (650 words)

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		The magistrates have managed to win some sympathy from sections of civil society over their conditions of service, despite concerns over the conditions of suspects in detention.
		The opposition has seized on the magistrate's strike, the latest in a spate of industrial action in Zambia, to attack the government.
		Recently, public workers threatened a nationwide strike if the government did not give in to their demand for a 1.5 million kwacha (US $300) salary increase.
	www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=33382 (677 words)

	wcco.com - NWA, Mechanics To Resume Talks Monday (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The strike vote by flight attendants began Tuesday and ends one minute before the strike deadline.
		It's not clear whether a sympathy strike by flight attendants would be legal.
		The Northwest pilots strike in 1998 grounded the airline for 20 days, so most workers didn't have to decide whether to cross a picket line.
	wcco.com /localbusiness/local_story_221190917.html (943 words)

	Welcome to the California Federation of Teachers
		In fall 2002 we went on strike with CUE, and got vigorous support from the other unions on campus.
		The new lecturers’ and librarians’ MOUs prohibit lecturers and librarians from engaging in a sympathy strike during the term of our contract—that is, from withholding our labor because another union is on strike.
		e) creating assignments based on the strike (if appropriate for the subject and preferably optional—obviously no student should be required to join a picket line or participate in a political action).
	www.cft.org /councils/uc/afscmestrikefaqs.html (409 words)

	Major strike wave hits Israel
		The Manufacturers Association and the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce, who had requested the injunction, had argued that strike action by the council workers who were directly affected by non-payment was legitimate, but strike action of other sectors in support of their brothers’ and sisters’ demands was not.
		The strike is also against the proposed 2005 budget cuts, which include firing hundreds of public-sector workers, lowering wages of others and requiring some of the sector’s employees to help fund their own pensions, just as private-sector workers were forced to do.
		The strike should also be organized around a programme that can unite the Israeli Jewish workers with the Arab workers, the religious workers with the secular workers, the unemployed with the employed, the youth who do not have a future with the old who cannot live on the miserable pensions they are now receiving.
	www.marxist.com /MiddleEast/israel_strikes210904.htm (2998 words)

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