Number of workersStrikeDatePlace4,300,000–5,000,000Strike wave of 1945–461945–46nationwide4,000,000Strike wave of 19191919nationwide750,000–800,0001946 Steel Strike1946nationwide675,0001983 AT&T strike1983nationwide610,0001922 UMW General coal strike1922nationwide560,0001952 steel strike1952nationwide540,0001971 Rail strike1971nationwide519,000Steel strike of 19591959nationwide500,0001956 steel strike1956nationwide500,0001949 steel strike1949naionwide459,0001967 US Railroad strike1967nationwide440,0001971 Telephone strike1971nationwide400,0001970 General Motors Strike1970nationwide400,000Textile workers' strike (1934)1934New England, Mid-Atlantic region and U.S. southern states400,000Great Railroad Strike of 19221922nationwide400,0001955 Steel strike1955nationwide400,0001949 US coal strike1949nationwide400,0001946 UMW mine strike1946nationwide400,0001935 US Bituminous Coal Strike1935nationwide394,0001919 UMW Coal strike1919nationwide370,000Telephone Strike1947nationwide365,000Steel strike of 19191919nationwide360,0001943 Bituminous coal strike1943nationwide343,0001947 Bituminous coal strike1947nationwide330,0001939 US Bituminous coal strike1939nationwide321,0001978 Railroad strike1978nationwide320,000United Auto Workers strike of 1945–19461945nationwide320,0001948 US Bituminous coal strike1948nationwide300,0001958 General Motors strike1958nationwide275,0001964 General Motors strike1964nationwide270,0001952 Bituminous coal strike1952nationwide257,0001969 Telephone strike1969nationwide250,000Pullman Strike1894Originally Pullman, Chicago, spread nationwide250,0001946 Rail Strike1946nationwide249,3001976 Truckers strike1976nationwide239,0001961 General Motors Strike1961nationwide219,4001979 Truckers strike1979nationwide +205,207Bituminous coal miners' strike1894nationwide +200,000Great Southwest railroad strike1886nationwide200,000U.S. Postal Service strike of 19701970nationwide200,0001927 Indiana bituminous strike1927nationwide193,0001967 US truckers strike1967nationwide185,0001997 UPS Strike1997nationwide180,000Bituminous coal miners' strike of 18941894nationwide175,0001950 US Rail strike1950nationwide174,0001946 United Electrical GE strike1946nationwide166,3001976 Ford motor strike1976nationwide164,0001969–1970 General Electric strike1969-70nationwide160,000Bituminous Coal Strike of 1977–19781977–78nationwide160,0001955 General Motors strike1955nationwide160,0002023 SAG-AFTRA strike2023nationwide (primarily Los Angeles and New York City)159,0001967 Ford Motors strike1967nationwide152,000 idled1998 General Motors strike1998Flint, Michigan150,0001952 Telephone strike1952nationwide145,0001980 California construction strikes1980California142,0001946 Licensed personal maritime strike1946nationwide +136,000Flint sit-down strike1936Flint, Michigan136,0001996 General Motors Strike1996Dayton, OH135,0002000 commercial actors strike2000Hollywood134,4001943 steelworkers strike1943Northeastern United States132,0001946 Unlicensed personal maritime strike1946nationwide130,0001900 Anthracite coal strike1900Eastern Pennsylvania125,0001957 Western Electric strike1957nationwide120,000Bituminous Coal Strike of 19741974nationwide116,0001966 rail strike1966116,0001961 Ford Motors strike1961nationwide111,4001973 Chrysler strike1973nationwide110,1001976 Bituminous coal strike1976110,0001970 US truckers strike1970nationwide110,0002018–2019 education workers' strikes2018–2019nationwide105,0001971 Bituminous coal strike1971105,0001958 Dress workers strike1958New England102,0002004 SBC Communications workers strike2004nationwide +100,000Great Railroad Strike1877nationwide +100,0001902 Anthracite coal strike1902Pennsylvania100,000's1918-20 New York City rent strikes1918-20New York City100,0001947 Iowa one-day general strike1947Iowa100,0001872 New York City Eight Hour Day Strike1872New York City100,0001973 Chicago construction strike1973Chicago, IL95,0001950 Chrysler strike1950 -90,0001952 Oil workers strike1952nationwide85,7001974 US textile workers strike1974nationwide85,000Verizon Strike2000nationwide83,0001948 US Meatpacking strike1948nationwide80,000 (~)1994 US truckers strike1994nationwide80,0001950 Western Electric strike1950nationwide78,0001955 Ford Motor strike1955nationwide75,0002023 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers strike202375,0001946 Westinghouse Electric strike1946Pittsburgh75,0001948 Chrysler strike1948Midwestern United States75,0001958 Ford Motor strike195873,0001973 Pennsylvania Central Transportation strike1973Northeastern United States73,0001998 Bell Atlantic strike1998nationwide73,0001961 Airline strike1961nationwide73,0001943 Pennsylvania Anthracite coal strike1943Eastern Pennsylvania70,0001972 Chicago builders strike1972Chicago70,000Southern California supermarket strike of 2003–20042003–2004Southern California70,0001951 rail strike1951nationwide73,0002007 General Motors strike2007Detroit, Michigan72,0001960 Pennsylvania Railroad Co. strike196068,000-85,000New England Textile Strike1922Northeast +67,000Little Steel strike1937nationwide67,0001980 actors strike1980nationwide (primarily Hollywood)66,0001968 Bituminous coal strike196865,0001971 Northern and Central California construction strikes1971California64,1001974 Western Electric strike197463,0001975 New York City teachers strike1975New York City63,0001960 General Electric strike1960nationwide63,1001980 Petroleum strike1980nationwide62,0001949 Ford Motor Michigan strike1949Michigan61,9001975 Bituminous coal strike197560,0001953 California construction strike1953Northern and Central California60,0001956 East & Gulf Coast longshoremen strike1956East & Gulf Coast59,0001969 UMW coal strike196956,2001976 Rubber workers strike1976nationwide56,0001958 Chrysler strike195855,0001978 Southern California retail clerks strike1978Southern California54,8001944 Detroit Foremen's Strike1944Detroit, Michigan53,940 (~)New York City Teacher's Strike of 19681968New York City52,7001975 AFSCME Pennsylvania strike1975Pennsylvania52,0001950 International Harvester strike195052,0001959 East & Gulf Coast longshoremen strike1959East & Gulf Coast +50,000Clockmakers' strike1910New York City50,0001962 East & Gulf Coast longshoremen strike1962East & Gulf Coast50,0001970 Southern California construction strike1970Southern California50,0001974 Southern California construction strike1974Southern California50,0001980 Southern California construction strike1980Southern California50,0001968 Michigan construction strike1968Michigan50,0001967 Rubber workers strike196750,0001947 Shipyard strike1947nationwide50,0001946 Oakland general strike1946Oakland, California50,0001953 Telephone strike195350,0001972 Minneapolis construction contractors strike1972Minneapolis and surrounding areas50,000 idledSS California strike1936San Pedro, California49,8002023 United Auto Workers strike2023nationwide49,0001969 Oil workers strike196948,0002022 University of California academic workers' strike2022California48,0001951 Woolen workers strike1951East Coast48,0002018 University of California Medical Centers Strike2018California48,0002019 General Motors strike2019nationwide47,3001979 United Airlines strike1979nationwide47,0002000 L.A. County Workers Strike2000California47,0001967 New York City teachers strike1967New York City47,0001956 US Glass strike195646,0001968 East & Gulf Coast Stevedoring strike1968East & Gulf Coast46,0002011 Verizon Strike2011nationwide45,8001969 Bituminous coal strike196945,0001974 Northwest contractors strikes1974Northwestern United States45,0001929 New York City Garment Strike1929New York City45,0001952 Westcoast lumber strike1952West Coast of the United States44,000-60,0001945 Pacific Northwest lumber strike1945Pacific Northwest44,0001955–1956 Westinghouse strike1955–195644,000November 1967 General Motors strike1967Pontiac, Michigan43,0001971 International Harvester strike1971nationwide41,0001910 Chicago garment workers' strike1910–1911Chicago40,4001979 Caterpillar strike197940,0001951 Cotton workers strike1951Southern United States40,0001955 International Harvester strike195540,0001965 Glassblower strike196540,0001966 UMW coal strike196640,0002016 Verizon workers' strike2016East Coast37,1001979 Westinghouse Electric strike197936,0001973 Caterpillar strike1973nationwide 35,0001934 West Coast waterfront strike1934U.S. West Coast35,000 International Harvester strike of 1979–19801979-8033,0001966 New York City transit strike1966New York City33,0001995 Boeing Strike1995Washington State (Everett/Seattle/Renton)32,000 - 34,0002005 New York City transit strike2005New York City31,0002019 Stop & Shop strike2019Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut31,0001946 New York City truckers strike1946New York City & New Jersey30,000–35,0001938 New York City truckers strike1938New York City & New Jersey30,0001952 Packinghouse workers strike195230,000Illinois Central shopmen's strike of 19111911Illinois, Mississippi and Texas30,0002019 Los Angeles Unified School District teachers' strike2019Los Angeles County, California30,0001928 New Bedford textile strike1928New Bedford, Massachusetts30,0001935 Pacific Northwest lumber strike1935Pacific Northwest 30,0001912 Lawrence textile strike or "Bread and Roses" strike1912Lawrence, Massachusetts27,000Boeing Machinists Strike of 20082008Seattle, Washington26,0001967 Caterpillar strike1967Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio and Pennsylvania +25,700Florida statewide teachers' strike of 19681968Florida25,000 - 60,000Anti-Rent War and strikes1839-45Hudson Valley, Upstate New York24,0001951 Caterpillar strike1951East Peoria, Illinois23,0001973 Chicago teachers strike1973Chicago20,0001948 Caterpillar strike1948Peoria, Illinois +20,0001982 garment workers' strike1982New York City20,0002019 AT&T strike2019Southern United States20,000Philadelphia General Strike1835Philadelphia20,000New England Shoemakers Strike of 18601860Lynn, Massachusetts20,000-30,000New York shirtwaist strike of 19091909Manhattan, New York19,0001985 Pan Am strike1985nationwide17,0001962 New York City newspaper strike1962New York City16,0001973 Philadelphia teachers strike1973Philadelphia16,000Santa Clara cannery strike1931Santa Clara, California15,000-16,0001919 NYC Harbor Strike1919New York City15,0001836 Mill Women's Strike (Lowell, Massachusetts)1836Lowell, Massachusetts15,000Westmoreland County coal strike of 1910–19111910–1911Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania15,0001920 Alabama coal strike1920Alabama15,0001957 Long Island strike1957Long Island, New York15,000Boeing Strike of 19481948Seattle, Washington15,0001926 Passaic textile strike1926Passaic, New Jersey 15,0001835 New England Mill Strike1835New England15,0002026 New York City nurses strike2026New York City14,000Copper Country strike of 1913–19141913–1914Upper Michigan14,0001994 Caterpillar strike1994Illinois, Pennsylvania and Colorado14,000Bay View massacre1886Milwaukee, Wisconsin13,000Air traffic controllers' strike1981nationwide12,6001973 Detroit teachers strike1973Detroit +12,000Tampa cigar makers' strike of 1910–111910–1911Tampa, Florida12,0001938 San Antonio pecan shellers strike1938San Antonio12,000 minimumTool and die strike of 19391939Detroit, Michigan12,0001951 Aliquippa steelworkers strike1951Aliquippa, Pennsylvania12,000Colorado Coalfield War1913Ludlow, Colorado12,000Longshore Strike (1971, U.S.)1971U.S. West Coast Hawaii and British Columbia12,0002007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike2007–2008Hollywood, California12,0001973 Cleveland teachers strike1973Cleveland12,000September 1967 General Motors strike1967Dayton, Ohio11,6002021 Washington state carpenters strike2021Washington11,5002023 Writers Guild of America strike2023nationwide (primarily Los Angeles and New York City)10,000-14,0001933 Detroit auto strike1933Detroit, Michigan 10,500Hollywood Black Friday1945Hollywood, California 10,000 at leastAuto-Lite strike1934Toledo, Ohio10,000-30,000 1917 Twin Cities streetcar strike1917Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota +10,000Delano grape strike1965–70Delano, California10,0001907 San Francisco streetcar st