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The purpose of this survey was to obtain a representative picture of the institutions and conduct of industrial relations in British manufacturing industry in 1978. Apart from obtaining a `map' of industrial relations institutions, this survey was intended to permit the testing of a number of hypotheses on strike patterns, bargaining practices, and trade union organisation.

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The survey covers a range of trade union practices, with questions on bargaining structure, manpower practices and strike experience.

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Face-to-face interview