Timeline of strikes in 1983. In 1983, a number of labour strikes, labour disputes, and other industrial actions occurred.

A labour strike is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. It is usually a response to employee grievances, such as low pay or poor working conditions. Strikes can also occur to demonstrate solidarity with workers in other workplaces or pressure governments to change policies.

Timeline

Continuing strikes from 1982 
 1982-83 Caterpillar strike, 206-day strike by Caterpillar Inc. workers in the United States, represented by the United Auto Workers, one of the longest strikes in UAW history.
 1982-84 French auto strikes fr strikes led by immigrant workers in the automobile industry in France against low salaries and discrimination.
 1977-83 Madison Newspapers strike

January 
 1983 Independent Truckers Association strike, 11-day strike by Independent Truckers Association truckers in the United States.
 1983 Québec teachers' strike, including solidarity strikes by other public sectors workers.

February 
 Strikes by followers of the anti-immigration Assam Movement in India following the 1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election.
 1983-84 Sagunto strikes, series of strikes and protests in Sagunto, Spain, over the closure of the Altos Hornos del Mediterráneo steel plant in the city.
 1983 Whirlpool Corporation strike, 109-day strike by Whirlpool Corporation in the United States.

March 
 One-day general strike in Argentina called by the General Confederation of Labour against the government of Reynaldo Bignone.
 1983 French internists' strike, by internists in France over lack of jobs.
 1983 Israel doctors' strike, 4-month strike by doctors in Israel over wages.
 1983 SEPTA Regional Rail strike
 Wide Comb dispute, by sheep shearers in Australia, represented by the Australian Workers' Union, over new regulations on shearing equipment.

April 
 1983 Aqueduct Racetrack strike, 25-day strike by Aqueduct Racetrack maintenance workers in the United States.
 1983 Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center strike, 8-day strike by at the Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in the United States.

May 
 Jornadas de Protesta Nacional, including slowdown strikes, against the Military dictatorship of Chile.

June 
 1983 Arizona copper mine strike, 3-year strike by Phelps Dodge copper miners, represented by the United Steelworkers.
 1983 Financial Times strike, 10-week strike by the Financial Times pressroom over wages and staffing levels.
 1983 Wilson Foods strike, 3-week strike by Wilson Foods workers in the United States.

July 
 1983 New York City Opera strike, 54-day strike by New York City Opera musicians.
 1983 Pacific Coast Metal Trades Union strike

August 
 1983 AT&T strike
 1983 Briggs & Stratton strike, 13-week strike by Briggs & Stratton workers in the United States.
 1983-85 Continental Airlines strikes, series of strikes by Continental Airlines workers, including a 25-month pilots' strike.
La grève de la fierté, strike by garment workers in Montréal, Canada; the first strike by International Ladies Garment Workers Union members in Montréal in 43 years.

September 
 1983 Belgian public sector strike, by public sector workers in Belgium against austerity measures proposed by Wilfried Martens' government.

October 
 1983 Vauxhall strike, by Vauxhall Motors workers in the United Kingdom.

November 
 1983 Greyhound Bus Lines strike in Seattle
 NGA Dispute, strike by National Graphical Association members in the United Kingdom.

December 
 1983 Suriname bauxite strike, by bauxite miners in Suriname against tax increases designed to qualify the country for an International Monetary Fund loan.
 Tunisian bread riots

Commentary 
The Australian government calculated that an average of 249 working days were lost to work stoppages per 1000 workers in 1983, the lowest number since 1967.

References 

1983 labor disputes and strikes
Strikes
1980s timelines