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Work Stoppages
Work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers, December 2005
Organizations involved and location (1) Industry code (2) Beginning date Ending date Number of workers (3) Days idle this month Days idle, cumulative

The Boeing Company (Huntington Beach, Torrance, Vandenberg and Edwards Air Force Base, CA; Cape Canaveral, FL, Huntsville and Decatur, AL)International Association of Machinists

336411
11-2-05
1,300
27,300
57,300

New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority(New York, NY)Transit Workers Union, Local 100

485110
12-20-05
12-23-05
35,000
105,000
105,000

Northwest Airlines Corp. (National)Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association

481111
8-20-05
3,900
81,900
371,700

Ormet(Hannibal, OH)United Steelworkers of America, Locals 5724 & 5760

331310
11-22-04
1,300
27,300
356,700

Stoppages beginning in month: 1

35,000
105,000

Stoppages in effect in month:   4

41,500
241,500

Footnotes:
(1) Labor organizations are affiliated with the AFL-CIO except where noted as independent (Ind.).
(2) Industry code is from the 2002 NAICS (North American Industry Classification System).
(3) The BLS rounds figures to the nearest 100. Companies and unions may have rounded the figures before providing BLS the data.
(4) 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:

Work Stoppages home

 

Last Modified Date: July 1, 2008