The Bureau of Labor Statistics' annual work stoppage summary reports only strikes and lockouts that involve at least 1,000 workers and last an entire shift. ...the ongoing strike at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts that began March 8 is left out of the BLS data, because the strike involves just 800 nurses. ...1982 the BLS kept track of all work stoppages involving six workers or more; then cuts by the Reagan administration diminished bureau resources. Workers face immense obstacles to organizing and striking that have only become mom pronounced over the past few decades We hope that our project will amplify the voices of striking and protesting workers, as well as draw attention to thīse obstacles.