ABSTRACT
The definition of a strike contained in the Industrial Relations Act 1971 is intended solely for the purposes of that Act, and not in any way as an exhaustive definition of the phenomenon for any other purposes. It is well known that there exist a number of other forms of industrial action, designed to bring pressure upon an employer, but falling short of withdrawal of labour. Some of these, before 1971, involved at least a technical breach of the contract of employment or some other illegality on the part of those taking part. The third type of activity, at which the provisions of the Industrial Relations Act are aimed, is the lock-out. This is presented as if it were the employer action correlative to strikes and other action by labour. This, of course, is not so.
