This Summer has been characterised by many as a 'Summer of discontent'. We have seen a sharp increase in strike action and a return to the union demands and behaviour that came to define the 1970s.
This trend has led many to consider firstly, if such behaviour is justified and secondly, whether the government has the power to restrict the unions' capacity to strike.
In this episode of the IEA Podcast, Matthew Lesh, IEA Head of Public Policy, is joined by Professor Len Shackleton, IEA Editorial and Research Fellow and Professor of Economics at Buckingham University, to discuss these questions.
You can read Professor Shackleton's latest paper on strike action, here: https://iea.org.uk/publications/summertime-blues-unions-strikes-and-the-law-in-2022/
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