Cover -- INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- LIST OF TABLES -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN TEXT -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 EXPLANATIONS OF STRIKES: A CRITICAL REVIEW -- 2 UNOFFICIAL STRIKES: SOME OBJECTIONS CONSIDERED -- 3 THE DEMARCATION DISPUTE IN THE SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY: A STUDY IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF CONFLICT -- 4 AN OFFICIAL DISPUTE IN THE CONSTRUCTIONAL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY -- 5 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN THE NORTH EAST IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY -- 6 REDUNDANCY CONFLICT IN AN ISOLATED STEEL COMMUNITY -- APPENDIX A The Sociology of Work: Trends and Counter-trends -- APPENDIX B An Example of a Demarcation Procedural and Apportionment Agreement -- APPENDIX C Status in Steel: A Group Discussion -- APPENDIX D The Shop Steward's Role: A Comment on the North East of England -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.