§ Sir F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many working days were lost due to unofficial strikes in industry during each month from November, 1968, to January, 1970, inclusive.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerSeparate estimates are available only for stoppages known to be official. The great majority of the remainder would however have been unofficial.
Following is the information:
Working days lost in all stoppages in progress Total (000s) Known to be official (000s) 1968 November … … 289 45 December … … 115 33 1969 January … … 364 76 February … … 432 174 March … … 751 454 April … … 311 48 May … … 397 107 June … … 405 167 July … … 427 124 August … … 558 42 September … … 394 51 October … … 1,849 84 November … … 520 142 December … … 364 107 1970 January … … 435 84 Figures for November, 1968 to February, 1969 are final; the remainder are provisional.