Economic and Legal Determinants of Strike Actions

Abstract

In today’s world, labor disputes are an integral part of social and labor relations. Official statistics record only that part of them that turned into strikes, taking into account the number of workers who took part in it and the loss of working time. Scientific institutes and research centers dealing with this issue, considering the issue more broadly, collect more detailed data. The paper analyzes various sources of information on labor conflicts in Russia over the past few years. Today in Russia, a strike in the classic sense as a form of workers’ struggle for their rights is practically impossible due to the bureaucratic nature of reconciliation procedures. On the basis of the study, we show the economic and legal reasons that popularize strike actions, and conclude about the need to institutionalize these forms of protest.