MAJOR WORK STOPPAGES IN 2015
In 2015, there were 12 major strikes and lockouts
involving 1,000 or more workers, higher than in 2014 with 11 major work
stoppages. The 12 major work stoppages beginning in 2015 idled 47,000 workers.
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, the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Since the series began in 1947 the
lowest annual total was 5 in 2009. (See table 1 and chart 1.)
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. In 2015, 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 in 2015. (See tables 1 and 2 and chart 2.)
In 2015, the largest major work stoppage in terms of days
idle was between Royal Dutch Shell Oil and other refineries, and the United
Steelworkers Union with up to 6,600 workers at its February 2015 peak. This
work stoppage accounted for 322,100 total days idle. Other major refineries
involved in this work stoppage included British Petroleum, Chevron, Exxon
Mobil, LyondellBasell, Marathon Oil Corporation, Motiva Enterprises, and Tesoro
Corporation.
The second largest work stoppage in 2015 in terms of days
idle was between Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and the United
Steelworkers Union, involving 2,200 workers with 206,800 days idle. This work
stoppage was still ongoing at the end of 2015. (See table 2.)
Source: BLS
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