There were 214 strikes in healthcare in the last seven years, idling 151,572 total workers, according to a report from IRI Consultants and the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration.
Those strikes occurred in just 18 states. The following is a breakdown of healthcare strikes that occurred from 2007 through 2013 by state.
One to five strikes
• Hawaii (3)
• Massachusetts (3)
• Ohio (3)
• Oregon (2)
• Alabama (1)
• Indiana (1)
• Kentucky (1)
• Maine (1)
• Rhode Island (1)
• West Virginia (1)
Six to 10 strikes
• New Jersey (10)
• Illinois (8)
• Minnesota (8)
• New York (8)
• Washington (6)
More than 11 strikes
• California (128)
• Connecticut (17)
• Pennsylvania (12)
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