No one really wins in a strike. Employees lose wages and the company can get hammered financially as competitors move in to service its customers. A strike has the potential to stir up labor unrest and simultaneously cripple operations. Workers vote for a strike, not only because they are interested in being paid more money but also they are frustrated because their needs, wants, and ideas go unheard or unanswered they feel they are regarded merely as adjuncts to the machinery.
Managers have a chance to deal with problems before they lead to a strike.
Therefore, managers should have two-way communication with workers, and should weather and prepare in advance for a possible strike. When once the strikes happen, the company suffers less trauma both during and after a strike. Causes of Strikes Strikes are avoidable. Strikes, unlike earthquakes or hurricanes, are not unavoidable natural phenomena against which we have no prevention. Money may be a good reason for striking, but not the real reason that causes the boiler to blow up.