The last major sports strike was the 2004-5 NHL lockout. If you don't consider that a strike, then the last was the 1994 MLB strike.
1987 - it was a player strike and it lasted one month (October).
A lockout is where the owners "lock" the players out of their facilities. A strike is where the players refuse to enter the owners facilities. same concept works for any job related labor disputes.
The Homestead strike started in 1892 in Pennsylvannia. It was an industrial lockout, that ended in a battle between the workers and private security agents. It was the second largest in US labor history.
Lockout Detroit
In the summer of 1892, an industrial lockout and strike known as The Homestead Strike resulted in a battle between individuals on strike and private security agents. In all, 12 people were killed and 23 were wounded.
It was scary when there was a lockout at school
Lockout New Braunfels
The strike was eventually settled and a salary cap was introduced, limiting how much money any one (1) team could spend in a fiscal year.
it was a labor lockout and strike which began on June 30, 1892, culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents on July 6, 1892. ozz
Lockout was released on 04/13/2012.
The Production Budget for Lockout was $20,000,000.