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

Asarco, Inc.(Tucson, AZ)United Steelworkers of America, Locals 915, 5252, 88601, 88602
Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, Local 75

212231
6-30-05
11-15-05
1,500
15,000
134,100

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
1,500
30,000
30,000

Northwest Airlines Corp. (Eagan, MN)Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, Ind.

481111
8-20-05
4,200
84,000
289,800

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

331310
11-22-04
1,300
26,000
329,400

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Philadelphia, PA)Transport Workers Union, Local 234 United Transportation Union, Local 1594

485111
10-31-05
11-7-05
5,300
26,500
31,800

Stoppages beginning in month: 1

1,500
30,000

Stoppages in effect in month:   5

13,800
181,500

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