Abstract
This
study was on an evaluation of the impact of strike action on the achievement of
trade union’s aims in an organization using Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT),
Enugu State as a case study. The objectives of the study were to ascertain the
effect of dialogue as an option for the Nigeria Union of Teachers Enugu State
before they embark on strike, determine the impact of government response to
Nigeria Union of Teachers strike action in Enugu State as well as ascertain if
strike action has positively helped Nigeria Union of Teachers to achieve their
aims in Enugu State. Based on the objectives, research questions were raised
and hypotheses formulated. Literature related to the study was extensively
reviewed under conceptual, theoretical and empirical review. Cross-sectional
descriptive research design was adopted with researcher designed questionnaire
as the measuring instrument. The population of the study consisted of 21,168
primary and secondary schools teachers in the seventeen local government areas
of Enugu State out of which a sample size of 393 respondents was derived using
the Taro Yamane formula for sample size determination. Data collated were
analyzed and presented in frequency tables and hypotheses tested using
Chi-square (X2) at a significant level of 0.05. Findings revealed
that majority of the respondents were of the opinion that dialogue as a
pre-strike option has an impact in NUT’s decision to embark on strike. It was
also found out that majority of respondents agreed that strike action has an impact
on NUT’s resolve to embark on strike. Results also showed that majority of
respondents agreed that government’s response to strike actions has positive
impact on NUT’s resolve to use strike as a means of achieving the union’s aims
in Enugu state and that most respondents agreed that strike actions have
positively helped Nigeria Union of Teachers Enugu state chapter to achieve
their aims in Enugu state. Based on these findings, the researcher recommended
among other things that Organizational management and government should always
try to get any dispute settled through the application of dialogues,
negotiations and lobbying.
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