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A number of labour strikes, labour disputes, and other industrial actions occurred in 2015.
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A number of labour strikes, labour disputes, and other industrial actions occurred in 2015.
A labour strike is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. This can include wildcat strikes, which are done without union authorisation, and slowdown strikes, where workers reduce their productivity while still carrying out minimal working duties. It is usually a response to employee grievances, such as low pay or poor working conditions. Strikes can also occur to demonstrate solidarity with workers in other workplaces or pressure governments to change policies.
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According to the Office for National Statistics, the number of working days lost to strikes in the UK in 2015 was the second-lowest per year since 1891, largely due to a wave of public sectors having occurred earlier in 2014. [1] According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were twelve major work stoppages (involving at least 1000 workers) in the United States in 2015. [2] According to Employment and Social Development Canada, there were 61 work stoppages in Canada in 2015, almost all in the public sector, with around 80% of the working days lost occurring in Québec. [3]