Major U.S. Labor Strikes Second Lowest on Record in 2017
- Last year’s largest work stoppage hit Charter Communications
- American workers ‘have steadily lost power,’ economist says
Union members march in support of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in New York on Sept. 18, 2017.
Photographer: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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Where have all the strikers gone?
The number of major work stoppages involving 1,000 or more strikers dropped to seven last year from 15 in 2016 -- the second lowest in Labor Department data going back to 1947. The total number of workers hitting the picket lines dropped to 25,000 last year, accounting for total of 440,000 idle days.