STRIKES AND EMPLOYEE WORK ENGAGEMENT OF ALUMINIUM FIRMS IN RIVERS STATE.

Abstract

This study examined strikes and worker engagement at aluminum businesses in Rivers State, Nigeria. The purpose of the research was to determine the relationship between picketing and dedication among employees in Rivers State's aluminum firms, vigor and wildcat strikes, and slowdown strikes and job engagement. The research was based on the Conservation of Resources (COR) Theory. A correlational research design was used. There were 150 employees from 15 aluminum firms in Rivers State. At the company level, a census approach was used because to the small number of enterprises. 142 copies, or 94.7% of the total, were successfully retrieved and evaluated using a methodical questionnaire. Spearman's rank order correlation was used to examine the data. The results demonstrated a slightly negative, statistically significant relationship between slowdown strikes and work engagement. Additionally, a considerable, negative, and statistically significant correlation was found between picketing and dedication as well as wildcat strikes and energy. The findings demonstrate how various forms of strikes erode employees' sense of pride, zeal, and psychological dedication to their profession. The study concludes that strikes significantly and negatively affect workers' job satisfaction in aluminum firms in Rivers State. In order to address employee concerns before they become slowdowns or wildcat strikes, it was recommended, among other things, that management establish responsive grievance-handling systems.Keywords: picketing, aluminum companies, Rivers State, slowdown strikes, wildcat strikes, employee work engagement, and strikes