GM Strike Will Lead to More Than 1.5 Million Lost Workdays

The United Auto Workers’ decision to extend its General Motors Co. strike at least another week means the work stoppage soon will become one of the country’s most disruptive strikes since 1990.

GM will have lost up to 1.56 million potential workdays—including weekends—when the strike enters its 34th day on Oct. 19. That cracks the top 20 list for largest strikes by potential workdays lost, according to a Bloomberg Law analysis.

The UAW didn’t state a reason for extending the strike when it announced its decision late Oct. 17.

The last time the UAW went on strike at GM in ...