Abstract
It is a conventional wisdom among workers in the Pilbara iron ore mining industry that management engineers disputes when the stockpiles are high and settles disputes when stockpiles are low. This paper investigates the evidence for a relationship between iron ore production and dispute activity. It is concluded that the limitations of the data and the complexity of the issues involved do not allow such a simple for mulation of the relationship between production and industrial conflict.
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