Monday, February 18, 2013

Top Ten Countdown Strikes in Recent History

From Listverse.

A countdown by length of strike in days:

10.  General Motors Strike 2007
9.  UK Postal Striker 2009-2010
8.  South African Miner Strike--  2009

7.  Wal-Mart Strike  2006
6.  Verizon Strike
5.  Hockey Strike 2004-2005
4.  Football Strike

3.  New York City Transit Strike 2005
2.  Writer's Strike 2007-2008
1.  Teachers Strike at Washington State Sept. 2011

Then, there was the 38-day teacher strike in Round Lake, Illinois, in 1994.

Cooter

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