I thought readers of The Week would like to sce the results of a little research I have done into days lost through strikes and illness in Britain, shor this year (up to September) the figures for days lost through strikes amount to 1,883,000. On September 15th there were 886,100 workers off i11, and 67,400 off through industrial injuries - this being a typical day. A little calculation shows that there were more days lost through illness in two typical days than in 10 months through strikes! Conclusion?:All this talk about strikes not being in the national interest is bosh - illness costs at least 100 times as much loss,
The WeekThe Week Vol. 2, No. 18, 19 November 1964
Strikes, sickness and the national interest
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