GO SLOWS AS AN ALTERNATIVE FORM OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Go slows are a method of bringing demands to the attention of management bydisrupting production without bringing the operation to a halt. go slowshave oftenbeen unprocedural in the past (unprotected, in terms of the current LRAdefinition.employees taking part in a go slow, feel less vulnerable to managementaction thanif they embark on a full unprotected or even protected strike. go slowsare oftenvery difficult to prove conclusively. as a result go slows sometimes occurwhilst adispute is being dealt with to add pressure to the negotiations.there are a number of advantages of this type of action from the employeespoint ofview. firstly, as they are still at work, it is very difficult formanagement totake control of the production process. (ie use non-strikers to maintainproduction). 2ndly, they do not lose pay, unless they are paid accordingto output.