Table 2. Work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers beginning in 2008
Industry Beginning Ending Number of
Organizations involved, code(1) date date workers(2) Days idle
location, and industry type
Volvo Trucks North America
Dublin, VA,
United Auto Workers International Union
Local 2069
Private Industry........................... 336120 2/01/08 3/17/08 2,500 77,500
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
Cheektowaga, Tonawanda, NY,
Detroit, Hamtramck, Three Rivers, MI,
United Auto Workers International Union
Locals 235, 262, 424, 846, 2093
Private Industry........................... 336350 2/26/08 5/22/08 3,600 226,800
Sutter Hospitals
San Francisco Bay Area, CA,
California Nurses Association
Private Industry........................... 622110 3/21/08 3/30/08 4,000 24,000
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI,
Graduate Employees Organizations
State Government........................... 611310 3/25/08 3/25/08 1,700 1,700
General Motors Corporation
Lansing, MI,
United Auto Workers International Union
Local 602
Private Industry........................... 336111 4/17/08 5/16/08 2,300 50,600
General Motors Corporation
Kansas City, MO,
United Auto Workers International Union
Local 31
Private Industry........................... 336111 5/05/08 5/21/08 2,400 31,200
Bay Area Maintenance Contractors
San Francisco Bay Area, CA,
Service Employees International Union
Local 1877
Private Industry........................... 561720 5/19/08 5/28/08 1,800 12,600
Indiana Construction Association
Indiana,
Laborers International Union of
North America
Private Industry........................... 236220 6/04/08 6/05/08 2,900 5,800
Performance Transportation Services
AZ, CA, DE, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, MN, NJ,
NM, NY, OH, PA, TX, UT,
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Private Industry........................... 484121 6/09/08 6/13/08 1,300 6,500
University of California
California (Statewide),
American Federation of State, County and
Muncipal Employees
Local 3299
State Government........................... 611310 7/14/08 7/18/08 8,500 42,500
Hawker Beechcraft, Inc.
Wichita, Salina, KS,
International Association of Machinists
Local 733 and 2328
Private Industry........................... 336411 8/04/08 8/28/08 5,200 98,800
Daughters of Charity Health System
California,
Service Employees International Union /
United Health Care Workers West
Private Industry........................... 622110 8/28/08 8/29/08 1,800 1,800
Bellevue School District
Washington,
Bellevue Education Association
Local Government........................... 611110 9/02/08 9/12/08 1,200 10,800
The Boeing Company
Puget Sound Area, WA, Gresham, OR,
Wichita, KS,
Edwards Air Force Base, CA,
International Association of Machinists
Districts 24, 70, 751
Private Industry........................... 336411 9/06/08 11/01/08 27,000 1,053,000
Sutter Hospitals, Daughters of Charity and
Alliance Clinic
San Francisco Bay Area, CA,
Service Employees International Union
United Health Care Workers West
Private Industry........................... 622110 10/29/08 10/29/08 6,000 6,000
1 Industry code is from the 2007 NAICS (North American Industry Classification System).
2 The number of workers involved is rounded to the nearest 100.
