10.3886/ICPSR08119.v1 United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research 1984 census data counties employment fire protection government employees government services labor contracts labor strikes labor (work) local government municipalities police protection public schools sanitation school districts state government teachers townships waste disposal 1984-07-02 1992-02-16 1976-10-16 1977-10-17 8119 1 This data collection provides information on all work stoppages involving any governmental unit included in the 1977 Census of Governments, regardless of the duration or the number of workers involved. There were 80,000 governmental units represented in the 1977 Census of Governments. Work stoppages occurring between October 1976 and October 1977 are covered by these data. Information for each strike is provided for the following employment functions: education teachers, education other, highway, public welfare, hospitals, police protection, fire protection, sanitation other than sewage, and other. The following data are provided for each function: number of employees involved, work days idle (duration), person days idle, major issue, contract status, and final method of resolution.