Description of Measures Work stoppage data are published quarterly and annually. Quarterly information is available in the publication, Compensation and Working Conditions, both in paper form and online .
Annual information is available in an annual news release both in paper form and online .
It includes the above data for work stoppages of 5,000 workers or more and the historical table. Reports are compiled from news reports and direct contacts with labor or management representatives. Work stoppages are strikes or lockouts. A lockout is a temporary withholding or denial of employment during a labor dispute to enforce terms of employment upon a group of employees. Days of idleness are the aggregate number of work days lost as a result of a work stoppage.