NNU has a history of using strikes to exert pressure on management during contract negotiations. The table below outlines the number of NNU strikes and other related data over the past decade. In our region, NNU called strikes at Washington Hospital Center during contract negotiations in 2011 and 2014, and at Providence Hospital during its first contract negotiation in late 2014.
| YEAR | TOTAL NUMBER OF STRIKES | TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS ON STRIKE | TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IDLED BY STRIKE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19 | 183 | 41,003 |
| 2013 | 4 | 23 | 3,245 |
| 2014 | 9 | 24 | 22,073 |
| 2015 | 4 | 18 | 3,620 |
| 2016 | 7 | 63 | 15,884 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 200 |
| 2018 | 3 | 7 | 840 |
| 2019 | 7 | 17 | 9,750 |
| 2020 | 4 | 18 | 3,445 |
| 2021 | 7 | 13 | 42,835 |
| 2022 | 11 | 34 | 29,950 |
| 2023 | 2 | 6 | 7,100 |
| 2024 | 3 | 8 | 770 |
| Total | 78 | 409 | 179,945 |
| 2011 | 19 | 237 | 12,570 | 2,979,090 |
| 2012 | 26 | 433 | 17,938 | 7,767,154 |
| 2013 | 6 | 31 | 3,481 | 107,911 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13 | 19,054 | 247,702 |
| 2015 | 7 | 16 | 3,620 | 57,920 |
| 2018 | 4 | 15 | 15,198 | 227,970 |
| 2019 | 8 | 13 | 8,527 | 110,851 |
| 2020 | 2 | 7 | 1,600 | 11,200 |
| 2021 | 7 | 10 | 42,835 | 84,315 |
| 2022 | 11 | 34 | 29,950 | 118,250 |
| Total | 81 | 824 | 96,854 | 12,386,892 |
| 2016 | 4 | 59 | 14,866 | 877,094 |
* Years not shown had no strikes.
** Strike data is compiled from a combination of Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services Work Stoppage Data, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Major Work Stoppages Data, and media coverage of strikes in order to provide the completest data possible. The data may not be comprehensive.