Strikes and strike penalties in the public sector

Includes an overview of the issues raised by public employee strikes, the design of the study, an historical analysis of the trends in the number of public employee strikes, the theoretical impact of strike penalties on strikes and bargaining outcomes, and a legal analysis of strike penalties. An analysis of the strike experience and policies in Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and the results of a statistical analysis of strikes by teachers, firefighters, police and non-uniformed municipal employees in a sample of governments from six of the seven states are also covered. Cf. Rept. documentation p.