Strike Report 1946-1998
U.S. Airlines Under the Railway Labor Act

Duration
(Days)


Carrier


Union

Strike
Began

Strike
Ended

15 Northwest Airlines ALPA 1998-08-29
(12:01a.m.)		 1998-09-12
*89-min Skyway ALPA 1997-12-20
(@ 5:07a.m.)		 1997-12-20(@ 6:36a.m.)
*24-min American Airlines APA 1997-02-15
( Midnight)		 1997-02-15(12:24 a.m.)
5 American APFA 1993-11-18 1993-11-22
  Alitalia IAM 1993-09-03  
4 USAir IAM 1992-10-05 1992-10-08
684 Eastern IAM 1989-03-04 1991-01-17
72 Trans World IFFA 1986-03-07 1986-05-18
29 United ALPA 1985-05-17 1985-06-14
92 Alaska IAM 1985-03-04 1985-06-03
28 Pan American TWU 1985-02-28 1985-03-27
1 Ozark IAM (Agents) 1985-02-07 1985-02-07
1 Pan American TWU 1984-08-15 1984-08-15
851 EL AL Israel IAM 1984-03-16 1986-07-14
565 Continental UFA 1983-10-01 1985-04-17
716 Continental ALPA 1983-10-01 1985-09-15
614 Continental IAM 1983-08-13 1985-04-17
35 Northwest IAM 1982-05-22 1982-06-25
17 Continental UFA 1980-12-05 1980-12-21
53 Pacific Southwest SFCA (Pilots) 1980-09-25 1980-11-16
38 Ozark AMFA 1980-05-06 1980-06-12
127 Altair IAM 1980-04-13 1980-08-18
20 Southwest IAM (Mechs.) 1980-01-13 1980-02-01
1 Seaboard IBT (FA) 1979-12-14 1979-12-14
1 American TWU (Flt. Inst.) 1979-11-04 1979-11-04
14 Continental IBT (Flt. Eng.) 1979-09-23 1979-10-06
53 Ozark AFA 1979-09-14 1979-11-05
62 Hughes Airwest ALEA 1979-09-10 1979-11-10
2 Seaboard ALPA 1979-08-31 1979-09-01
19 Flying Tigers IAM 1979-08-25 1979-09-12
132 World IBT (Pilots, Mechs., FA) 1979-08-03 1979-12-12
58 United IAM 1979-03-31 1979-05-27
148 Argentine TWU 1979-05-11 1979-10-05
14 Philippine IAM 1979-03-01 1979-03-14
1 Pan American IBT 1978-08-10 1978-08-10
109 Northwest ALPA 1978-04-29 1978-08-15
667 Wien ALPA 1977-05-08 1979-03-05
2 Trans World IAM 1976-11-18 1976-11-19
25 Continental ALPA 1976-10-23 1976-11-16
25 Alaska AFA 1976-09-26 1976-10-20
16 United IAM 1975-12-06 1975-12-21
127 National ALPA (FA) 1975-09-01 1976-01-05
4 Northwest ALPA 1975-08-04 1975-08-07
125 Texas Int'l ALEA 1974-12-01 1975-04-04
2 Braniff ALPA 1974-09-21 1974-09-22
109 National IAM 1974-07-14 1974-10-30
44 Trans World ALSSA 1973-11-05 1973-12-18
3 Saturn ALPA 1973-05-20 1973-05-22
73 Ozark AMFA 1973-04-19 1973-06-30
1 Eastern TWU 1973-04-17 1973-04-17
95 Northwest ALPA 1972-06-30 1972-10-02
118 Hughes Airwest AMFA 1971-12-15 1972-04-10
154 Mohawk ALPA 1970-11-12 1971-04-14
3 Seaboard ALPA 1970-10-24 1970-10-26
2 Trans World ALSSA 1970-10-20 1970-10-21
160 Northwest BRAC 1970-07-08 1970-12-14
51 World IBT 1970-05-15 1970-07-04
6 Ozark AMFA (Mechs.) 1970-04-19 1970-04-24
117 National ALEA 1970-01-31 1970-05-27
4 Pan American IBT (Clk/Agt) 1969-08-08 1969-08-11
19 Western IBT 1969-07-29 1969-08-16
31 Piedmont ALPA 1969-07-21 1969-08-20
21 American TWU 1969-02-27 1969-03-19
5 National IAM 1969-01-17 1969-01-21
76 Reeve Aleutian IAM 1968-10-19 1969-01-02
8 West Coast ALEA 1967-07-01 1967-07-10
24 Airlift ALEA 1967-03-01 1967-03-24
53 Mohawk IAM 1966-12-09 1967-01-30
8 Pacific IAM 1966-11-06 1966-11-13
43 United IAM 1966-07-08 1966-08-19
43 Trans World IAM 1966-07-08 1966-08-19
43 Northwest IAM 1966-07-08 1966-08-19
43 National IAM 1966-07-08 1966-08-19
43 Eastern IAM 1966-07-08 1966-08-19
11 Pan American ALPA 1965-03-31 1965-04-10
3 Trans Carib IBT (Disp.) 1964-12-09 1964-12-11
2 Pan American TWU 1964-08-25 1964-08-26
2 National ALEA 1964-02-15 1964-02-16
1 United IAM 1963-09-05 1963-09-05
2 United IAM 1963-08-20 1963-08-21
83 Eastern FEIA 1962-06-23 1962-09-13
2 Pan American FEIA 1962-06-23 1962-06-24
1 Pacific IAM 1962-04-23 1962-04-23
6 National IAM 1961-05-02 1961-05-07
84 Western FEIA 1961-02-17 1961-05-11
7 Trans World FEIA 1961-02-17 1961-02-23
7 Pan American FEIA 1961-02-17 1961-02-23
7 National FEIA 1961-02-17 1961-02-23
7 Flying Tiger FEIA 1961-02-17 1961-02-23
7 Eastern FEIA 1961-02-17 1961-02-23
7 American FEIA 1961-02-17 1961-02-23
137 Northwest IAM (Flt. Engrs.) 1960-10-11 1961-02-24
2 Pan American FEIA 1960-10-01 1960-10-02
11 Braniff BRAC 1960-09-26 1960-10-06
17 Northwest ALPA 1960-07-07 1960-07-23
103 Continental FEIA 1960-06-30 1960-10-11
4 Pan American ALPA 1960-06-18 1960-06-21
12 Eastern ALPA 1960-06-10 1960-06-21
118 Southern ALPA, ACMA 1960-06-05 1960-09-30
5 American TWU 1960-03-31 1960-04-04
18 Mohawk ALEA (FA) 1960-03-17 1960-04-03
27 Flying Tiger TWU 1960-01-21 1960-02-16
64 Southern ACMA 1959-08-03 1959-10-05
3 Pacific ALDA 1959-06-06 1959-06-08
2 American TWU 1959-04-28 1959-04-29
22 American ALPA 1958-12-20 1959-01-10
33 Eastern IAM 1958-11-24 1958-12-26
38 Eastern FEIA 1958-11-24 1958-12-31
11 Lake Central ALSSA (FA) 1958-11-24 1958-12-04
17 Trans World IAM 1958-11-21 1958-12-07
4 West Coast IAM 1958-11-21 1958-11-24
37 Capital IAM 1958-10-17 1958-11-22
1 Pan American BRAC 1958-09-19 1958-09-19
2 American TWU 1958-09-19 1958-09-20
3 Northeast IAM 1958-09-03 1958-09-05
5 Pan American TWU 1958-07-15 1958-07-19
3 Eastern IAM 1958-05-12 1958-05-14
11 Central IAM 1958-04-07 1958-04-17
109 Western ALPA 1958-02-21 1958-06-09
1 Eastern IAM 1958-01-31 1958-01-31
31 National ALAA (Clk/Agt) 1957-09-23 1957-10-23
3 Pan American UPG (United Plant Guards) 1957-01-30 1957-02-01
1 National ALPA 1956-08-17 1956-08-17
63 Western BRAC 1956-01-09 1956-03-22
53 United FEIA 1955-10-23 1955-12-14
4 Southern ALDA 1955-10-07 1955-10-10
113 Flying Tiger IAM 1955-06-14 1955-10-05
1 West Coast IAM 1954-08-24 1954-08-24
25 American ALPA 1954-07-31 1954-08-24
2 Trans-Texas ALDA (Disp.) 1954-03-22 1954-03-23
7 Trans World IAM 1954-01-07 1954-01-13
5 Northwest BRAC 1953-11-05 1953-11-09
2 Hawaiian IAM 1953-10-11 1953-10-12
1 Pan American TWU 1953-10-02 1953-10-02
1 Hawaiian IAM 1953-09-30 1953-09-30
12 Trans World TWU (Nav.) 1953-07-10 1953-07-21
2 Capital IAM 1953-05-29 1953-05-30
44 Braniff ACMA 1953-04-13 1953-05-27
12 Northeast IAM 1952-12-05 1952-12-16
5 Eastern FEIA 1952-12-01 1952-12-05
3 United FEIA 1952-11-05 1952-11-07
8 American TWU 1952-06-01 1952-06-08
2 American TWU 1952-05-06 1952-05-07
1 Trans-Texas IAM 1952-02-14 1952-02-14
3 Pan American TWU 1951-12-16 1951-12-18
16 Western ALPA, ACMA (Mechs.) 1951-07-27 1951-08-11
11 United ALPA 1951-06-19 1951-06-29
3 Pan American TWU 1951-06-15 1951-06-17
6 Trans-Texas IAM 1951-01-18 1951-01-23
1 Pan American TWU 1950-05-13 1950-05-13
11 American TWU 1950-03-01 1950-03-11
2 Am. Overseas Commercial Telegraphers 1949-07-21 1949-07-22
6 Colonial IAM 1949-05-30 1949-06-04
2 Pan American TWU (Mechs.) 1949-04-01 1949-04-02
1 American TWU (Mechs.) 1948-10-27 1948-10-27
296 National ALPA 1948-02-03 1948-11-24
200 National IAM 1948-01-24 1948-08-10
18 Am. Overseas ALPA 1947-09-30 1947-10-17
33 Delta UAW (Mechs.) 1947-05-09 1947-06-10
26 Trans World ALPA 1946-10-21 1946-11-15

September 4, 1998

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