Strike activity had dropped off after 2020, but 2023 surpassed pre-pandemic levels of strikes and lockouts for the first time.
The education and health services sector made up 86.7 percent of the work stoppages last year. The majority were private-sector employees.
Experts have pointed to 2023 as a crucial year for the national labor movement, with large and high-profile strikes stoppages involving SAG-AFTRA, Kaiser Permanente, UAW, and the Los Angeles school district.
The BLS data includes any “major work stoppage” that involves more than 1,000 workers for a full shift or longer,…
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Strikes hit 23-year high last year, Labor Dept. says
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