industrial action

Classification and competing accounts

Record the definition used, its holder and evidence supporting or contesting inclusion.

1. Under whose definition does this conduct qualify as industrial action, and what observable features satisfy that definition? definition
2. Is the episode disputed as a lockout, political protest, solidarity action, individual refusal or ordinary operational disruption? boundary

Demand and target fit

Identify the demands, their proponents and the parties whose decisions could satisfy them.

1. What demands prompted the action, and which participant statements or dispute records establish them? provenance
2. Who can grant each demand, and how is disruption intended to influence that party? action

Workforce and representation

Record participating groups and representation relationships without assuming a uniform workforce.

1. Which occupations, employers, sites, shifts and employment arrangements define the participating constituency? boundary
2. Who claims to represent each group, and what evidence supports or challenges that claim? provenance

Mandate and decision rights

Separate evidence of collective support from authority to commit participants to particular decisions.

1. What vote, meeting, organising process or other evidence establishes support for this particular tactic and period? provenance
2. Who may announce escalation, suspend action or accept a settlement, and what further participant approval is required? action

Tactic and work boundary

Describe the exact work withheld, restricted, strictly performed or prevented.

1. Which duties, hours or access arrangements change, and how does the chosen tactic differ from normal working practice? definition
2. Which workers, tasks or services are exempted, and who established those exceptions? boundary

Announced and observed course

Track notices, actual start and end times, interruptions and changes of tactic.

1. When and where was action announced and observed, including partial shifts, rolling stoppages and suspensions? measurement
2. What stated conditions trigger escalation, resumption or cancellation, and who decides whether they have been met? action

Specific constraint assessment

Record sourced assessments and unresolved questions about the proposed or observed conduct.

1. Which jurisdiction, agreements and current instruments govern the specific conduct, and what authoritative material supports that assessment? provenance
2. Which notice, authorisation or other prerequisites are evidenced, disputed or still require checking before the next step? action

Conduct and continuity boundaries

Distinguish agreed arrangements, asserted requirements and observed practice.

1. What arrangements address picketing, access, emergency work or service continuity, and are they agreed, imposed or contested? boundary
2. Who can resolve an access or continuity dispute during action, and what process has been established? action

Scale and attributable effects

Separate participation estimates from work loss and wider effects attributed to the action.

1. How many workers participated and how much work time was withheld or prevented, using which denominator and counting method? measurement
2. Which service or production changes can be attributed to the action, and which may reflect employer responses or unrelated conditions? boundary

Settlement and unresolved demands

Record agreed terms, acceptance, outstanding issues and evidence of implementation.

1. Which demands were accepted, modified, deferred or rejected, and what agreement or participant account establishes the outcome? provenance
2. What ratification, return-to-work and implementation steps remain, and what could cause the action to resume? action

Check these first

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1. Which of these check these first hold for the sense of industrial action this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Kinds and varieties

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1. Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of industrial action this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Standards and regulation

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1. Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of industrial action this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Real-world use

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1. Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of industrial action this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Typical measurements

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1. Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of industrial action this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Failure modes and hazards

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1. Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of industrial action this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Regional variation

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1. Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of industrial action this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart

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1. Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of industrial action this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance