Introduction. Framework. Employee and employee organization strike costs ; Management strike costs ; Contextual factors and strike costs ; Discussion of study and methods -- The Rider College strike. Rider College : History and organization ; Origins of bargaining. Promotion and tenure ; The Daiute case ; National AAUP intervention ; Faculty evaluations ; Selection of administrators ; Resource allocation ; Summary : Origins ; Recognition ; Negotiations ; The strike. Faculty and board of trustees involvement ; Involvement of national AAUP ; Support from other unions and AAUP chapters ; Role of students ; The dynamics of settlement ; Short-run impact of settlement -- The New Jersey State college strike. The state system : History and structure ; Historical role of New Jersy Education Association : The origins of bargaining ; Recognition ; History of negotiations. Salary negotiations ; Tenure guidelines and procedures ; Outside employment policy ; Turnover of bargaining agents ; The AFT era ; Summary : Causes of strike ; The strike. AFT strike organization ; Administrative strike policy ; Faculty support ; Dynamics of settlement. Role of students ; Administrative activities ; The settlement ; Short-run impact of settlement -- Concluding observations. The causes ; Effectiveness and organizational impact of the strikes.