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Work Stoppages
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Work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers, April 2019
Organizations involved and location Industry Industry code [1] Beginning date Ending date Number of lost workdays this month [2] Number of lost workdays, cumulative for this work stoppage [3] Number of workers [4] Days idle this month [5] Days idle, cumulative for this work stoppage [6]

Charter Communications,
NY, NJ,
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 3,
(Private Industry)

 Wired Telecommunications Carriers 517311 3/28/2017 [7] 22 526 1,800 39,600 946,800

University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, IL,
Graduate Employees Organization Local 6297
(State Government)

 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 611310 3/19/2019 4/5/2019 5 14 1,400 7,000 19,600

University of California Medical Centers,
CA,
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3299
(State Government)

 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 622110 4/10/2019 [7] 1 1 25,000 25,000 25,000

Scramento City Unified School District,
Sacramento, CA,
Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA)
(Local Government)

 Elementary and Secondary Schools 611110 4/11/2019 4/11/2019 1 1 1,900 1,900 1,900

Stop & Shop Supermarket Co,
CT, RI, MA,
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 328, 371, 919, 1445 and 1459
(Private Industry)

 Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores 445110 4/11/2019 4/21/2019 7 7 31,000 217,000 217,000

Stoppages beginning in month:

 3 57,900 243,900

Stoppages in effect in month:   

 5 61,100 290,500

[1] Industry code is from the 2017 NAICS (North American Industry Classification System).

[2] The length of the work stoppage during the month as measured in weekdays, Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and Federal holidays.

[3] The cumulative length of the work stoppage as measured in weekdays, Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and Federal holidays.

[4] The BLS rounds figures to the nearest 100. Companies and unions may have rounded the figures before providing BLS the data.

[5] Days idle during this month is measured by multiplying the number of lost workdays this month by the number of workers involved in the work stoppage.

[6] Cumulative days idle is measured by multiplying the cumulative number of lost workdays by the number of workers involved in the work stoppage.

[7] Ongoing work stoppage.

 

Access the following tables containing data on work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers:

  • Detailed Monthly Listing, 2023 (XLSX)

Archive of historical files:

 

Last Modified Date: February 18, 2021