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Work Stoppages
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Work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers, October 2016
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)

Painting and Decorating Foundation,
St. Louis, MO,
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 58
(Private Industry) (7)
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
238320
9/1/2016
10/2/2016
0
3
1,400
0
4,200

Allina Health,
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN,
Minnesota Nurses Association/National Nurses United
(Private Industry)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
622110
9/5/2016
10/13/2016
8
27
4,800
38,400
129,600

Contra Costa County,
Contra Costa County, CA,
Service Employees International Union Local 1021
(Local Government)
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
921100
9/30/2016
10/7/2016
5
6
1,100
5,500
6,600

Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education,
PA Statewide,
The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties
(State Government)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
611310
10/19/2016
10/21/2016
3
3
5,100
15,300
15,300

Stoppages beginning in month:
1
5,100
15,300

Stoppages in effect in month:   
4
11,000
59,200

Footnotes:
(1) Industry code is from the 2012 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) The work stoppage involves two separate periods from September 1 to September 5 and from September 30 to October 2. The work stoppage ended on Sunday, October 2, but is not included in October lost workdays, number of workers, and days idle estimates (see footnote 2).

 

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 9, 2017