11,873 working days were lost as a result of strike action in the MOD, its agencies and non-departmental bodies; in the period 1997 to 2008, broken down as follows:
Days 1997 Nil 1998 Nil 1999 Nil 2000 771 2001 16 2002 267 2003 Nil 2004 2,664 2005 Nil 2006 Nil 2007 8,155
Industrial action short of a strike is not recorded in terms of working days lost.
The MOD is committed to working in partnership with its trade unions and makes every effort to avert industrial action of any kind.