Table 2. Work Stoppages Involving 5,000 or More Workers Beginning in 2003

Table 2. Work Stoppages Involving 5,000 or More Workers Beginning in 2003
Organizations involved and location (1)	Industry code (2)	Beginning date	Ending date	Number of workers (3)	Days idle
General Electric Company Interstate Communication Workers (IUE-CWA); United Electrical Workers (UE-Ind)	334612	1/14/03	1/15/03	17,500	35,000
The County of San Joaquin (Stockton, CA) Service Employees (SEIU)	921190	8/4/03	8/8/03	5,000	25,000
Dierbergs, Schnucks, and Shop 'n Save (St. Louis, MO) Food and Commerical Workers (UFCW)	445110	10/7/03	10/31/03	10,200	183,600
Albertsons, Ralphs, and Vons (Southern CA) Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)	445110	10/12/03	(4)	67300(5)	3,374,200
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Los Angeles, CA) Transit Workers (ATU)	485111	10/14/03	11/17/03	6,200	148,800
Footnotes: (1) Labor organizations are affiliated with the AFL-CIO except where noted as independent (Ind.). (2) Industry code is from the 2002 NAICS (North American Industry Classification System). (3) The number of workers is rounded to the nearest 100. (4) As of December 31, 2003, the work stoppage was still ongoing. (5) The number of workers idled on October 12, 2003 was 59,300; on November 24, 2003 the number increased to 67,300 and on December 23, 2003 the number decreased to 61,300.