The strike ended when the shearers' union's money ran out and they agreed to a dispute resolution procedure ( Australian Trade Union, 2010). This strike was an example of both collective conflict, actions taken by a number of people, and open, open, easily perceived conflict (Bray, Waring, Cooper, and Macneil 2014, p. 366). Open conflict may also involve lockouts, sit-ins, boycotts and picketing. Another high profile and famous case is the 1998 waterfront dispute. Patrick Corporation fired and locked out employees who were members of the Maritime Union of Australia due to productivity issues. The lockout lasted fourteen days and the courts intervened to help (Parti Socialiste, 2008). The conflict can also be covert, that is, a hidden or suppressed type of conflict. An example of this is the case of sabotage at a Detroit automobile plant where employees improperly assembled and omitted parts to produce large numbers of rejected engines (Watson 1971, p. 79). Hidden conflicts may also include employee turnover, absenteeism or poor performance. The Australian industrial relations system is a complex and constantly evolving system, which changes with each style of political leadership and with it the way it responds to conflict. When the system was formally introduced, the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration