III‑ Industrial conflict
•Annual average work days lost per 1000 workers 1994-2003 2nd lowest in course after Germany and quite similar to USA
•1998-99 levels at historic lows
•Unions claim it is now so hard to conduct legal strike in Britain that the country is in violation of ILO conventions
Annual average work days lost per 1000 workers 1994-2003 2nd lowest in course
   After Germany and even below USA

1998-99 levels at historic lows
   Some increase since then with 12-year high in 2002 (but still lower than any year from 1946-1990
   Followed by a decrease in 2003 and then a slight increase in 2004

1998-99 levels at historic lows
   Employment Relations Act of 2000 prohibits termination of strikers during first 8 weeks of a legal strike
   Remember must be postal secret ballot for strike to be legal