Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Tweet[IWS] BLS: MAJOR WORK STOPPAGES IN 2006 [27 February 2007]
IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
MAJOR WORK STOPPAGES IN 2006 [27 February 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkstp.toc.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkstp.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkstp.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
Major work stoppages idled 70,000 workers with 2.7 million lost workdays in 2006, the U.S.
Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The number of workers involved
declined from 2005, but the number of workdays lost increased by an additional 1 million over
the 2005 figure. The major work stoppages series, which dates back to 1947, covers strikes
and lockouts involving 1,000 or more employees and lasting at least one shift. For work
stoppages that began in 2005, only days of idleness in calendar year 2006 are counted.
The total number of lockouts and strikes beginning in calendar year 2006 was 20. For
2005 there were 22 stoppages, with 1.7 million workdays of idleness involving 99,600 workers.
(See table 1 and charts A-C). Of the 20 major work stoppages beginning in 2006, 12 were
in private industry and eight were in State and local governments. In private
industry, five work stoppages occurred in both manufacturing and construction, and one
stoppage each in janitorial services and automotive dealerships. Of the eight work stoppages
in State and local governments, four work stoppages involved municipal and county workers, two
involved educational services, and one each in public transportation and health care.
While the number of work stoppages and workers involved both declined from 2005 to
2006, the number of lost workdays rose substantially, due to the length of some work
stoppages. The mean length of a work stoppage beginning in 2006 was 26.5 days, up from
20 days in 2005 and 14.6 days in 2004. The median length of a work stoppage beginning in
2006 was 10 days, up from 6 days in 2005, and 5 days in 2004. Most work stoppages are
relatively short in duration, but the mean is influenced by several long work stoppages.
The longest work stoppage beginning in 2006 lasted 211 days and involved the AK Steel
Corporation and the Armco Employees Independent Federation.
The largest work stoppage in terms of idleness was between Northwest Airlines and
the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, with 812,100 workdays lost in 2006 and
1,183,800 workdays lost in total since the work stoppage began on August 20, 2005. The second
largest work stoppage in terms of idleness, and the largest in terms of worker participation
with 12,600 employees involved, was between the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and the
United Steelworkers of America, with 718,000 days idled in 2006.
AND MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
MAJOR WORK STOPPAGES IN 2006 [27 February 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkstp.toc.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkstp.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkstp.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]
Major work stoppages idled 70,000 workers with 2.7 million lost workdays in 2006, the U.S.
Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The number of workers involved
declined from 2005, but the number of workdays lost increased by an additional 1 million over
the 2005 figure. The major work stoppages series, which dates back to 1947, covers strikes
and lockouts involving 1,000 or more employees and lasting at least one shift. For work
stoppages that began in 2005, only days of idleness in calendar year 2006 are counted.
The total number of lockouts and strikes beginning in calendar year 2006 was 20. For
2005 there were 22 stoppages, with 1.7 million workdays of idleness involving 99,600 workers.
(See table 1 and charts A-C). Of the 20 major work stoppages beginning in 2006, 12 were
in private industry and eight were in State and local governments. In private
industry, five work stoppages occurred in both manufacturing and construction, and one
stoppage each in janitorial services and automotive dealerships. Of the eight work stoppages
in State and local governments, four work stoppages involved municipal and county workers, two
involved educational services, and one each in public transportation and health care.
While the number of work stoppages and workers involved both declined from 2005 to
2006, the number of lost workdays rose substantially, due to the length of some work
stoppages. The mean length of a work stoppage beginning in 2006 was 26.5 days, up from
20 days in 2005 and 14.6 days in 2004. The median length of a work stoppage beginning in
2006 was 10 days, up from 6 days in 2005, and 5 days in 2004. Most work stoppages are
relatively short in duration, but the mean is influenced by several long work stoppages.
The longest work stoppage beginning in 2006 lasted 211 days and involved the AK Steel
Corporation and the Armco Employees Independent Federation.
The largest work stoppage in terms of idleness was between Northwest Airlines and
the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, with 812,100 workdays lost in 2006 and
1,183,800 workdays lost in total since the work stoppage began on August 20, 2005. The second
largest work stoppage in terms of idleness, and the largest in terms of worker participation
with 12,600 employees involved, was between the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and the
United Steelworkers of America, with 718,000 days idled in 2006.
AND MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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