Ministry 2002/03 Annual Service Plan Report -- Government of British Columbia.
   

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Work Stoppages in British Columbia
Three year comparison by industry 2000 to 2002(a)

Professional/ Scientific2 Stoppages BC Workers Directly Involved Duration in Worker Days
2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002
ALL INDUSTRIES: 81 44 20 42,514 25,754 37,137 403,446 456,528 107,498
Provincial 80 41 18 41,114 21,518 36,622 400,796 448,909 76,567
Federal 1 3 2 1,400 4,236 515 2,650 7,619 30,931
GOODS PRODUCING: 14 12 4 13,605 2,028 219 168,420 90,851 4,122
Agriculture                  
Forestry 1 1   400 350   400 700  
Fishing, Hunting                  
Mining and Oil
and Gas Extraction
1 1   350 74   720 1,470  
Utilities   2     520     13,256  
Construction                  
Manufacturing 12 8 4 12,855 1,084 219 167,300 75,425 4,122
SERVICE PRODUCING: 67 32 16 28,909 23,726 36,918 235,026 365,677 103,376
Trade 7 5 2 204 148 30 4,214 4,570 2,081
Transportation/ Warehousing 6 6 2 2,163 4,032 515 14,206 242,377 30,931
Information/
Cultural Industries
5 2 2 1,988 228 1,106 8,951 5,622 20,056
Finance1 1 2   82 52   978 744  
Professional/
Scientific2
                 
Management3                  
Administrative
Support4
                 
Educational Services 40 2 1 19,410 463 35,000 75,840 675 35,000
Health Care/
Social Assistance
  7 2   14,150 23   60,718 241
Arts, Entertainment
and Recreation
  4 4   508 171   22,624 4,438
Accommodation,
Food Services
5 3 1 2,407 151 20 45,961 10,193 164
Other Services 2   1 155   44 2,222   10,414
Public Administration 1 1 1 2,500 3,994 9 82,654 18,154 51
1 Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, and Rental and Leasing.
2 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
3 Management of Companies and Enterprises
4 Administrative Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services. In 2001, the teachers were legally on strike but lost no time. Their strike and those by the nurses and health care facilities staff were counted in the number of stoppages but no figures were available for numbers of workers or days lost. In 2002, the community service workers' and pilots' strikes were counted in the number of stoppages but no figures were available for numbers of workers and/or days lost. Demonstrations, etc. in the health sector around hospitals and cutbacks were not counted as stoppages.
Highlights the numbers which are affected by the lack of information in these stoppages. Source: Policy and Legislation Branch, Ministry of Skills Development and Labour. Revised: Jan 10, 2003.


(a)  Preliminary.

 

 
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