98. Quickie walkout(lightning strike)
Short, spontaneous protest strikes undertaken without deliberation to let off steam" or to protest over relatively minor issues have come to be known as quickie walkouts in the United States 18 and lightning strikes in England; 19 they rarely last more than a few hours or involve more than a few workers in a plant. This is one of the form which wildcat strikes may take. They were fairly common in the United States during World War II in situations where major strikes were banned. Jack Barbash cites an example of such a walkout by department store workers because of inconveniences in a new pay system and the company's misrepresentation of the union's attitude toward the employment of a handicapped worker. 20 In the summer of 1963 a lightning strike occurred on the Paris Metro. ( The government in turn sought legislation to require at least five days' strike notice.)