2. Industrial Action Industrial action is any action, such as a strike or work- to-rule, taken by employees in industry to protest against an employer seeking to change working conditions. Industrial action is taken to influence employer decisions on pay, working hours, redundancies etc.

3. An overtime ban. Employees just work basic hours, and refuse to do any extra work. This is a useful tactic if the employer has a lot of work on and is trying to meet high levels of demand

4. A work-to-rule – a go-slow With a work-to-rule workers stick very closely to every rule in the workplace, especially health and safety rules. This slows down production, reducing productivity and output.

5. Strikes Strikes are a withdrawal of labour. An all-out strike is called as a very last resort when negotiations break down. Both sides have much to lose - workers lose income whilst they are striking, the employers lose profits and gain unhappy customers.