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Appendix 4: Other Program Statistics

WORK STOPPAGES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

Three year comparison by industry 2001 to 2003

Category Stoppages BC Workers Directly Involved Duration in Worker Days
  2001 2002 2003 2001 2002 2003 2001 2002 2003
All Industries: 44 20 8 25,754 37,137 16,371 456,528 107,498 142,549
– Provincial 41 18 8 21,518 36,622   448,909 76,567 142,549
– Federal 3 2   4,236 515   7,619 30,931  
Goods Producing: 12 4 3 2,028 219 5,760 90,851 4,122 123,945
– Agriculture                  
– Forestry 1   2 350   5,460 700   112,514
– Fishing, Hunting                  
– Mining, Oil & Gas Extract. 1     74     1,470    
– Utilities 2     520     13,256    
– Construction                  
– Manufac-
turing 		8 4 1 1,084 219 300 75,425 4,122 11,431
Service Producing: 32 16 5 23,726 36,918 10,611 365,677 103,376 18,604
– Trade 5 2   148 30   4,570 2,081  
– Transport./
Warehousing 		6 2 1 4,032 515 1,744 242,377 30,931 3,412
– Information/
Cultural Indust. 		2 2   228 1,106   5,622 20,056  
– Finance1 2     52     744    
– Professional/
Scientific2 		                 
– Manage-
ment3 		                 
– Adminis-
trative Support4 		                 
– Educational Services 2 1 2 463 35,000 3,997 675 35,000 10,152
– Health Care/Social Assist. 7 2   14,150 23   60,718 241  
– Arts, Entertain. & Rec. 4 4   508 171   22,624 4,438  
– Accommod., Food Services 3 1 1 151 20 4,700 10,193 164 4,700
– Other Services   1     44     10,414  
– Public Administration 1 1 1 3,994 9 170 18,154 51 340

 

 
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.In 2003, there were two strikes that involved multiple employers, unions and sites affected. Actual numbers were unattainable. While an exact number of 'worker days lost' was obtained in another dispute, the number of 'workers directly involved' was not collected due to multiple sites being picketed and confusion over essential services levels.
 

 estimates.

Source: Policy and Legislation Branch, Ministry of Skills Development and Labour.
Revised: June, 2004.

 

 

  
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