• U.S. Major Work Stoppages — 2015

In 2015, there were 12 major work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers and lasting at least one shift, one more than in 2014. Since the series began in 1947 the lowest annual total was 5 in 2009.

Major work stoppages beginning in 2015 idled 47,000 workers, higher than the 34,000 workers of 2014.

In 2015, there were 740,000 days idle from major work stoppages in effect, also higher than 2014 with 200,000 days idle. Private industry organizations accounted for over 92 percent of the total days idle, consisting of 684,000 days of idleness. In 2015, oil and gas extraction, manufacturing, and educational services industries accounted for approximately 89 percent of all days idle for major work stoppages.

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• U.S. Major Work Stoppages — 2014

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In 2014, there were 11 major work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers and lasting at least one shift. The 11 major work stoppages beginning in 2014 were down from the 15 major work stoppages beginning in 2013, and equaled the second lowest annual total (11 in 2010) of work stoppages since the series began in 1947. The lowest annual total was 5 in 2009. Please visit this link to read the full report: USDOL-BLS NOTE: This report is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in providing legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Furthermore, while we do our best to ensure that these data are accurate, we suggest that any entity making decisions based on these numbers should verify the data at their source prior to making such decisions. © 2015 Connecticut Human Resource Reports, LLC URL: http://connecticuthumanresources.blogspot.com/

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• U.S. Days of Work Lost Due to Labor Disputes (Strikes)

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Chart shows total lost work days [000s] for the 12 months ended with the X-axis month. Data source:: USDOL-BLS

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