What is a virtual strike?

Answer 1

In the world of labor

relations, a strike is a useful

tool for labor to signal to the

company that the union can

accept some pain (in the

form of lost wages) for

longer than the company can

lose profits. This is done to

achieve some sort of

concession like wage or not

having children work longer

than 12 hours a day. One of

the tricks with striking is

giving the impression that

you could continue striking

for another day or week but

at the same time not

posturing that you will never

go back to work, which is not

credible. Usually one side

backs down when the costs of

the strike get close to

their best alternative to

negotiated agreement.