Industrial Conflict 1
Industrial Conflict 1 : A collective term for the range of behaviours and attitudes which are a manifestation of the opposing and divergent positions between workers (labour) and employers (management). Opposing and divergent positions can be seen in such scenarios as: (a) Management wanting higher profits while the workers are demanding pay increases and better working conditions. A situation where pay and working conditions represent costs, which work against profits. (b) Management demanding the "right to manage"(which to the workers can mean the right for management to behave as it pleases), while the workers are fighting for the right to be treated with dignity. This will certainly lead to a clash. Industrial conflict is manifested in such behaviours as strikes and lockouts, output restrictions, removal of plant, labour turnover, absenteeism, autocratic supervision, unnecessary dismissals and unofficial speed-ups
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