What are the types of strikes conducted by unions and employees?

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The major types of strikes conducted by unions and employees are as follows:

1. Unfair Labor Practice Strikes: Unfair labor practices of an employer cause or prolong unfair labor practice strikes. Employees engaged in this type of strike are afforded the highest degree of protection under the act, and under most circumstances they are entitled to reinstatement once the strike ends. Management must exercise great caution in handling unfair labor practice strikes because the NLRB will become involved and company liability can be substantial.
2. Economic Strikes: Actions by a union of withdrawing its labor in support of bargaining demands, including those for recognition or organization, are economic strikes. Economic strikers have limited rights to reinstatement.
3. Unprotected Strikes: These include all remaining types of work stoppages, both lawful and unlawful, such as sit-down strikes, strikes in violation of federal laws, slowdowns, wildcat strikes that occur while a contract is in force, and partial walkouts. Participants in unprotected strikes may be discharged by their employers.
4. Sympathy Strikes: Strikes in support of other workers on strike are sympathy strikes. Although the NLRB and the courts have recognized the right of the sympathy striker to stand in the shoes of the primary striker, the facts of any particular situation ultimately will determine the legal status of a sympathy strike.
5. Intermittent Strikes: Intermittent strikes are a new tactic among nonunion employees, often backed by organized labor. They include sporadic but repeated actions in which workers walk out for a relatively short time (e.g., an 8-hour shift), then return to work.