Table 2.  Work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers beginning in 2008


                                                Industry     Beginning     Ending      Number of
           Organizations involved,               code(1)       date         date       workers(2)   Days idle
         location, and industry type


Volvo Trucks North America
  Dublin, VA,
  United Auto Workers International Union
  Local 2069
  Private Industry...........................    336120    2/01/08      3/17/08           2,500       77,500

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
  Cheektowaga, Tonawanda, NY,
  Detroit, Hamtramck, Three Rivers, MI,
  United Auto Workers International Union
  Locals 235, 262, 424, 846, 2093
  Private Industry...........................    336350    2/26/08      5/22/08           3,600      226,800

Sutter Hospitals
  San Francisco Bay Area, CA,
  California Nurses Association
  Private Industry...........................    622110    3/21/08      3/30/08           4,000       24,000

University of Michigan
  Ann Arbor, MI,
  Graduate Employees Organizations
  State Government...........................    611310    3/25/08      3/25/08           1,700        1,700

General Motors Corporation
  Lansing, MI,
  United Auto Workers International Union
  Local 602
  Private Industry...........................    336111    4/17/08      5/16/08           2,300       50,600

General Motors Corporation
  Kansas City, MO,
  United Auto Workers International Union
  Local 31
  Private Industry...........................    336111    5/05/08      5/21/08           2,400       31,200

Bay Area Maintenance Contractors
  San Francisco Bay Area, CA,
  Service Employees International Union
  Local 1877
  Private Industry...........................    561720    5/19/08      5/28/08           1,800       12,600

Indiana Construction Association
  Indiana,
  Laborers International Union of
  North America
  Private Industry...........................    236220    6/04/08      6/05/08           2,900        5,800

Performance Transportation Services
  AZ, CA, DE, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, MN, NJ,
  NM, NY, OH, PA, TX, UT,
  International Brotherhood of Teamsters
  Private Industry...........................    484121    6/09/08      6/13/08           1,300        6,500

University of California
  California (Statewide),
  American Federation of State, County and
  Muncipal Employees
  Local 3299
  State Government...........................    611310    7/14/08      7/18/08           8,500       42,500

Hawker Beechcraft, Inc.
  Wichita, Salina, KS,
  International Association of Machinists
  Local 733 and 2328
  Private Industry...........................    336411    8/04/08      8/28/08           5,200       98,800

Daughters of Charity Health System
  California,
  Service Employees International Union /
  United Health Care Workers West
  Private Industry...........................    622110    8/28/08      8/29/08           1,800        1,800

Bellevue School District
  Washington,
  Bellevue Education Association
  Local Government...........................    611110    9/02/08      9/12/08           1,200       10,800

The Boeing Company
  Puget Sound Area, WA, Gresham, OR,
  Wichita, KS,
  Edwards Air Force Base, CA,
  International Association of Machinists
  Districts 24, 70, 751
  Private Industry...........................    336411    9/06/08      11/01/08         27,000    1,053,000

Sutter Hospitals, Daughters of Charity and
Alliance Clinic
  San Francisco Bay Area, CA,
  Service Employees International Union
  United Health Care Workers West
  Private Industry...........................    622110    10/29/08     10/29/08          6,000        6,000

  1 Industry code is from the 2007 NAICS (North American Industry Classification System).
  2 The number of workers involved is rounded to the nearest 100.