Over the last 10 years, the Teamsters have been involved in 255 work stoppages, idling 44,464 workers.*
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*Source: Bloomberg Law
What’s At Risk During a Strike?
When unions take employees to the picket line, it generally leads to:
Employers do not pay striking employees
Striking employees may not be eligible for unemployment benefits
Striking employees may have to pay the entire premium cost of their insurance benefits (plus an administrative fee)
In an economic strike, strikers may be permanently replaced: The striker will go on a preferential recall list, but a replacement worker has no obligation to give up the job when the strike is over.