The longest work stoppages since 1993

Nine of the 20 longest stoppages ending in the past three decades lasted longer than a year.

This is a gantt chart – a sort of bar chart that shows the length of the longest work stoppages in the recent past, from the International Longshoremen’s Association 1988-1993 strike in New York City (the longest) to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 2017-2022 strike in New York and New Jersey (the second-longest).

International Longshoremen’s Association

Feb. 16, 1988 to Dec. 20, 1993

New York City

International Brotherhood

of Electrical Workers

March 28, 2017 to

April 18, 2022

New York and New Jersey

1990

2000

2010

2020

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International Longshoremen’s

Association

Feb. 16, 1988 to Dec. 20, 1993

New York City

International Brotherhood

of Electrical Workers

March 28, 2017 to

April 18, 2022

New York and New Jersey

1990

2000

2010

2020

International Longshoremens Association

Feb. 16, 1988 to Dec. 20, 1993

New York City

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

March 28, 2017 to April 18, 2022

New York and New Jersey

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

International Longshoremens Association

Feb. 16, 1988 to Dec. 20, 1993

New York City

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

March 28, 2017 to April 18, 2022

New York and New Jersey

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020