Legal Definitions - organizational strike

An organizational strike is a type of strike where employees stop working to force their employer to meet their demands. It is also known as a recognition strike. The purpose of this strike is to make the employer recognize the union as the collective bargaining agent for the employees.

For example, if the employees of a company want better wages and benefits, they may organize an organizational strike to pressure the employer to meet their demands. During the strike, the employees may refuse to work or work at a slower pace to reduce their output.

Organizational strikes are different from other types of strikes, such as economic strikes, where the dispute is over wages or other economic issues. They are also different from sympathy strikes, where union members strike to show support for another union involved in a labor dispute.

After the National Labor Relations Act was passed in 1935, recognition strikes became unnecessary. Under the Act, the employer is required to recognize an NLRB-certified union for bargaining purposes.