Strikes : Causes, Conduct and Consequences

This analysis of two major Australian industrial conflicts, the Meat Industry Strike in 1946 and the Railways Strike in 1948, places them in historical social, economic and political contexts, as well as examining the roles of the parties involved and the immediate and longer term consequences of the strikes. Also examines theoretical issues relating to the dynamics of these confrontations, and discusses the relationships between strikes and various aspects of political organisation. Includes references, a bibliography and an index. The author is head of the school of management, human resources and industrial relations, and an associate director of the Australian Centre in Strategic Management at the Queensland University of Technology.Blackmur, Douglas is the author of 'Strikes : Causes, Conduct and Consequences', published 1993 under ISBN 9781862871144 and ISBN 1862871140.