Williams & Adam-Smith: Contemporary Employment Relations
Chapter 9
Conflict and employment relations
In the UK, the Office for National Statistics collects strike data, which can be obtained from its website. Select the ‘labour market’ theme, and follow the links.
www.statistics.gov.uk/
The LabourStart website is a highly informative source of data about the activities of labour movements around the world, including industrial disputes.
www.labourstart.org/
Further information about the activities of The East London Communities Organisation (TELCO) and the Justice for Janitors campaign in the United States can be found on their respective websites.
www.telcocitizens.org.uk/
www.seiu.org/building/janitors/
You can download the annual report of ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation, and Arbitration Service) from its website. This includes an overview of its activities, like collective conciliation for example, and also provides information about applications to employment tribunals.
www.acas.org.uk/
Further details about the work of employment tribunals can be found on the website of the Employment Tribunals Service.
www.employmenttribunals.gov.uk/


