Collective Bargaining Highlights--December 2007
Table 8: Work Stoppages under Ontario Jurisdiction, 1986 to 2007
| Year | Number of Work Stoppages | Number of Employees Involved | Number of Employees per Work Stoppage | Number of Person-Days Lost | Number of Person-Days Lost per Employee Involved | Average
Duration of Work Stoppages (Days Out) |
Person-Days Lost as % of Estimated Working Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1986
|
232
|
62,751
|
270
|
940,620
|
15.0
|
30
|
0.09
|
|
1987
|
246
|
64,339
|
262
|
1,108,870
|
17.2
|
27
|
0.10
|
|
1988
|
180
|
62,082
|
345
|
1,362,150
|
21.9
|
35
|
0.12
|
|
1989
|
190
|
45,679
|
240
|
868,630
|
19.0
|
35
|
0.08
|
|
1990
|
218
|
81,022
|
372
|
2,957,640
|
36.5
|
43
|
0.26
|
|
1991
|
153
|
25,448
|
166
|
453,520
|
17.8
|
43
|
0.04
|
|
1992
|
121
|
38,160
|
315
|
577,710
|
15.1
|
39
|
0.05
|
|
1993
|
81
|
15,620
|
193
|
371,150
|
23.8
|
42
|
0.03
|
|
1994
|
130
|
25,456
|
196
|
488,320
|
19.2
|
34
|
0.05
|
|
1995
|
136
|
57,318
|
421
|
476,960
|
8.3
|
39
|
0.04
|
|
1996
|
135
|
216,917
|
1,607
|
1,914,900
|
8.8
|
39
|
0.16
|
|
1997
|
113
|
176,029
|
1,558
|
1,904,210
|
10.8
|
50
|
0.16
|
|
1998
|
156
|
69,411
|
445
|
1,060,990
|
15.3
|
38
|
0.09
|
|
1999
|
143
|
44,980
|
315
|
651,100
|
14.5
|
39
|
0.05
|
|
2000
|
146
|
55,267
|
379
|
649,730
|
11.8
|
39
|
0.05
|
|
2001
|
144
|
34,652
|
241
|
671,990
|
19.4
|
35
|
0.05
|
|
2002
|
117
|
66,572
|
569
|
1,510,580
|
22.7
|
40
|
0.11
|
|
2003
|
94
|
23,807
|
253
|
494,880
|
20.8
|
38
|
0.04
|
|
2004
|
99
|
20,952
|
212
|
486,840
|
23.2
|
37
|
0.03
|
|
2005
|
76
|
12,239
|
161
|
403,210
|
32.9
|
45
|
0.03
|
|
2006
|
70
|
30,240
|
432
|
394,600
|
13.0
|
48
|
0.03
|
|
2007* |
75
|
25,257
|
337
|
389,130
|
15.4
|
39
|
0.03
|
* preliminary
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