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Journal
Journal of Collective Negotiations
ISSN
2167-7816 (print) 2167-7824 (electronic)
Volume
21
Issue
2
Date
6/1/1992

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Title
THE EFFECT OF PUBLIC POLICY ON THE DURATION OF STRIKES BY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
DOI
10.2190/0UYG-8VLE-6LBQ-CFCA
Author
DANE M. PARTRIDGE
Online Date
05/09/2002

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THE EFFECT OF PUBLIC POLICY ON THE DURATION OF STRIKES BY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS

DANE M. PARTRIDGE

DOI: 10.2190/0UYG-8VLE-6LBQ-CFCA

Abstract

Most public sector strike research has focused on one dimension of strike activity--strike frequency. One recent study, however, examined strike duration in local government in five states during the 1977-78 period. The previous study has several limitations, the most important of which is the scant attention given to the legal environment as a determinant of strike duration. The present study improves upon the previous research by focusing on the effect of public policy on strike duration, as well as broadening the number of jurisdictions and expanding the time period studied. The empirical results indicate that fiscal dependency is positively related to strike duration, the proportion of strikes over economic issues is negatively related, and measures of public policy are not statistically significant.

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