There were 33 work stoppages involving 1,000 or more employees in 2023 in the United States. There has been a dramatic decline in the number of work stoppages each year since the early 1980's. In 1981, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) organized a strike to improve working conditions for air traffic controllers. President Ronald Regan responded by firing 11,345 workers.
Number of annual work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers in the United States from 1947 to 2023
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (February 21, 2024). Number of annual work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers in the United States from 1947 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375568/annual-work-stoppages-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of annual work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers in the United States from 1947 to 2023." Chart. February 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375568/annual-work-stoppages-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of annual work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers in the United States from 1947 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375568/annual-work-stoppages-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Annual Work Stoppages Involving 1,000 or More Workers in The United States from 1947 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375568/annual-work-stoppages-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of annual work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers in the United States from 1947 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375568/annual-work-stoppages-us/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of annual work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers in the United States from 1947 to 2023 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, February 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375568/annual-work-stoppages-us/
