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    There are several types of strikes described in the document. An economic strike occurs when workers stop work to demand better economic conditions like higher wages or more benefits. A sympathetic strike involves workers in one industry striking in support of workers striking in another industry. A general strike is when most or all unions in a region or industry strike together to create political pressure. A sit-down strike involves workers refusing to leave the workplace while also refusing to work, making it difficult to replace the striking workers. Other strike types mentioned include slow-down strikes, sick-out strikes, wildcat strikes not authorized by unions, gherao strikes where workers imprison employers, and picketing strikes where workers demonstrate near the workplace.

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    There are several types of strikes described in the document. An economic strike occurs when workers stop work to demand better economic conditions like higher wages or more benefits. A sympathetic strike involves workers in one industry striking in support of workers striking in another industry. A general strike is when most or all unions in a region or industry strike together to create political pressure. A sit-down strike involves workers refusing to leave the workplace while also refusing to work, making it difficult to replace the striking workers. Other strike types mentioned include slow-down strikes, sick-out strikes, wildcat strikes not authorized by unions, gherao strikes where workers imprison employers, and picketing strikes where workers demonstrate near the workplace.

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    There are several types of strikes described in the document. An economic strike occurs when workers stop work to demand better economic conditions like higher wages or more benefits. A sympathetic strike involves workers in one industry striking in support of workers striking in another industry. A general strike is when most or all unions in a region or industry strike together to create political pressure. A sit-down strike involves workers refusing to leave the workplace while also refusing to work, making it difficult to replace the striking workers. Other strike types mentioned include slow-down strikes, sick-out strikes, wildcat strikes not authorized by unions, gherao strikes where workers imprison employers, and picketing strikes where workers demonstrate near the workplace.

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    There are several types of strikes described in the document. An economic strike occurs when workers stop work to demand better economic conditions like higher wages or more benefits. A sympathetic strike involves workers in one industry striking in support of workers striking in another industry. A general strike is when most or all unions in a region or industry strike together to create political pressure. A sit-down strike involves workers refusing to leave the workplace while also refusing to work, making it difficult to replace the striking workers. Other strike types mentioned include slow-down strikes, sick-out strikes, wildcat strikes not authorized by unions, gherao strikes where workers imprison employers, and picketing strikes where workers demonstrate near the workplace.

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    TYPES OF STRIKE

    1.

    Economic Strike: Under this type of strike, labors stop their work to enforce their
    economic demands such as wages and bonus. In these kinds of strikes, workers ask for
    increase in wages, allowances like traveling allowance, house rent allowance, dearness
    allowance, bonus and other facilities such as increase in privilege leave and casual leave.

    2.

    Sympathetic Strike: When workers of one unit or industry go on strike in sympathy with
    workers of another unit or industry who are already on strike, it is called a sympathetic
    strike. The members of other unions involve themselves in a strike to support or express
    their sympathy with the members of unions who are on strike in other undertakings. The
    workers of sugar industry may go on strike in sympathy with their fellow workers of the
    textile industry who may already be on strike.

    3.

    General Strike: It means a strike by members of all or most of the unions in a region or
    an industry. It may be a strike of all the workers in a particular region of industry to force
    demands common to all the workers. These strikes are usually intended to create political
    pressure on the ruling government, rather than on any one employer. It may also be an
    extension of the sympathetic strike to express generalized protest by the workers.

    4.

    Sit down Strike: In this case, workers do not absent themselves from their place of work
    when they are on strike. They keep control over production facilities. But do not work.
    Such a strike is also known as 'pen down' or 'tool down' strike. Workers show up to their
    place of employment, but they refuse to work. They also refuse to leave, which makes it
    very difficult for employer to defy the union and take the workers' places. In June 1998, all
    the Municipal Corporation employees in Punjab observed a pen down strike to protest
    against the non-acceptance of their demands by the state government.

    5.

    Slow Down Strike: Employees remain on their jobs under this type of strike. They do not
    stop work, but restrict the rate of output in an organized manner. They adopt go-slow
    tactics to put pressure on the employers. (Work to rule strike)

    6.

    Sick-out (or sick-in): In this strike, all or a significant number of union members call in
    sick on the same day. They dont break any rules, because they just use their sick leave
    that was allotted to them on the same day. However, the sudden loss of so many
    employees all on one day can show the employer just what it would be like if they really
    went on strike.

    7.

    Wild cat strikes: These strikes are conducted by workers or employees without the
    authority and consent of unions. In 2004, a significant number of advocated went on
    wildcat strike at the City Civil Court premises in Bangalore. They were protesting against
    some remarks allegedly made against them by an Assistant Commissioner

    8.

    Gherao : a form of industrial action in India in which workers imprison their employers on

    the premises until their demands are met

    9.

    Picketing Strike : Act by workers of standing in front of or near a workplace to call

    attention to their grievances, discourage patronage, and, during strikes, to discourage


    strikebreakers. Picketing is also used in non-work-related protests.

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