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Work Stoppages
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Work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers, February 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] 19 483 1,800 34,200 869,400

Denver Public Schools,
CO,
Denver Classroom Teachers Association, Denver
(Local Government)

 Elementary and Secondary Schools 611110 2/11/2019 2/14/2019 [8] 3 3 3,900 11,700 11,700

West Virginia Legislature,
WV,
West Virginia Education Association, Statewide Local Affiliations
(State Government) [9]

 Elementary and Secondary Schools 611110 2/19/2019 2/20/2019 2 2 36,400 72,800 72,800

Oakland Unified School District ,
CA, Oakland
Oakland Education Association
(Local Government)

 Elementary and Secondary Schools 611110 2/21/2019 [7] 6 6 2,300 13,800 13,800

Wabtec Corporation
PA, Erie
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) Local 506, 618
(Private Industry)

 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing 336510 2/26/2019 [7] 3 3 1,700 5,100 5,100

Kentucky State Legislature,
KY,
Kentucky Education Association, Statewide Local Affiliations
(State Government) [10]

 Elementary and Secondary Schools 611110 2/28/2019 [7] 1 1 22,900 22,900 22,900

Stoppages beginning in month:

 5 67,200 126,300

Stoppages in effect in month:   

 6 69,000 160,500

[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.

[8] The work stoppage concluded on February 14, 2019 at 6 a.m.

[9] Estimates are based on employee data for participating counties from the West Virginia Department of Education reports.

[10] Estimates are based on employee data for participating counties from the Kentucky Department of Education reports.

 

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