"In 2000, the UK had the eleventh lowest strike rate in the OECD. The strike rate has doubled between 1999 and 2000, however the EU and OECD aggregates have also doubled in the same period. Of the 23 OECD countries where data are presented, ten saw a fall in their strike rates between 1999 and 2000, eleven countries saw a rise and two countries stayed the same. The UK strike rate has been below both the OECD and the EU averages since 1991, with the exception of 1996.This article continues a regular series of international labour dispute features and presents data on labour disputes in member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) between 1991 and 2000. Comparisons are made of overall strike rates between countries as well as strike rates by industry.The statistics presented in this article are based on returns made to the OECD, ILO and Eurostat. Warning that care needs to be taken when making international comparisons of labour dispute statistics, the article describes the differences in definitions and coverage of the statistics between countries."

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