POLICE STRIKES - ARE WE TREATING THE SYMPTOMS RATHER THAN THE PROBLEM?

• NCJ Number: 40904
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 44 Issue: 3 Dated: (MARCH 1977) Pages: 63-67
• Author(s): R M AYRES
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ARTICLE DISCUSSING POLICE STRIKES AND PRESENTING GUIDELINES FOR THE PREVENTION OF SUCH STRIKES.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR RECOMMENDS THAT WHEN POLICE STRIKES OCCUR OFFICIALS SHOULD BE CONCERNED MORE WITH DETERMINING THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF THE STRIKE RATHER THAN IN CRUSHING IT. FACTORS CAUSING POLICE STRIKES INCLUDE BAD FAITH BARGAINING, BREAKDOWN IN COMMUNICATIONS, LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE OF THE UNION BARGAINING TEAM, DISAGREEMENT IN THE CHOICE OF A BARGAINING AGENT, POOR SUPERVISORY PRACTICES, AND OTHER INFLUENCES THAT CAUSE INCREASED DISSATISFACTION. SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR CONTROLLING THESE FACTORS ARE PROVIDED....TWH