ABSTRACT
Strike action is often seen by employees’ as a way of expressing their dissatisfaction. This dissatisfaction arises due to pending disputes between employers/management and the employees’. Low level of employees’ satisfaction is synonymous to negative productivity (Ismail, Tuba, Burcu & Buket, 2014). This is because such staff lack the needed motivation for performance. The research objective focus on examining the impact and evaluating the extent to which strike action affect the productivity level of Academic staff in the Nigerian public Universities. Simple random sampling technique was adopted for the sample size. Data were collected using the survey method – questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences and the chi square method was used to test the hypotheses that were postulated. The study discovered that strike action do have significant negative impact on the productivity level of the Academic staff. The study recommended that the welfare of staff should not be taken for granted by employers/management. The study further recommends that what is due for the staff should be given to them as at when due.
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Key words: Strike action, productivity, public universities and Academic staff.