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The changing pattern of UK strikes, 1964-2014 (2015)
Journal Article
Lyddon, D. (2015). The changing pattern of UK strikes, 1964-2014. Employee Relations, 37(6), 733-745. https://doi.org/10.1108/er-05-2015-0084

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the changing strike activity in the UK over the last 50 years. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on a wide literature on UK strikes and an extensive trawl of newspaper sour... Read More about The changing pattern of UK strikes, 1964-2014.

A strike of ‘unorganised’ workers in a Chinese car factory: the Nanhai Honda events of 2010 (2015)
Journal Article
Lyddon, D., Cao, X., Meng, Q., & Lu, J. (2015). A strike of ‘unorganised’ workers in a Chinese car factory: the Nanhai Honda events of 2010. Industrial Relations Journal, 46(2), 134 -152. https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12089

This strike in a Chinese factory of the Japanese multinational Honda in 2010 received worldwide coverage. A young workforce sustained an on–off strike, with varying numbers of workers involved, for 19 days. Academic interest has focused on prospects... Read More about A strike of ‘unorganised’ workers in a Chinese car factory: the Nanhai Honda events of 2010.