Posts tagged Strike
Chicago parking attendants begin strike, with walkout expected to expand Wednesday
November 4, 2026 // The Chicago Parking Association said parking garages will remain open during the strike and that each location has a plan in place to minimize potential disruptions for customers.
175 Connecticut-based workers at aerospace manufacturer Triumph go on strike
November 4, 2026 // In the past couple of years, there have been a number of other strikes and near-strikes in Connecticut. Among them, about 240 UAW-represented workers at manufacturer Cummins-Jacobs Vehicle Systems' facility in Bloomfield went on strike for 48 hours in October 2025, before agreeing on a new, four-year contract. In May 2025, about 2,500 marine drafters at submarine builder General Dynamics Electric Boat came within a couple of hours of going on strike before the UAW reached an agreement with the company on a new, five-year deal.
Hyatt workers picket Baltimore Ravens stay at hotel
November 3, 2026 // Some signage at the rally referenced what has become known as the “Curse of the Hyatt,” with every NFL team that has crossed the picket line and decided to stay at the hotel having gone on to lose to the Bills since the boycott began. “It’s not the Raven teammates, it’s not the team, it’s not the players; we’re nothing against the players, but their management and the coaches and stuff, they should say, ‘No, we’re not going to cross the picket line,’” John Ingram, the lead organizer of Hyatt Workers United, said.
The Living Desert holds Halloween event despite striking employees
November 2, 2026 // On Saturday, operations appeared to be running smoothly inside the zoo. The union said some employees had crossed the picket line to work that day, but little sign of discord could be noticed. Read more at: https://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/article317866989.html#storylink=cpy
Chicago Parking Garage Workers Vote to Authorize Strike as Contract Expires
November 2, 2026 // Parking garage attendants, porters and customer service workers across the Chicago area voted Friday to authorize a strike, with the clock running out on a labor contract set to expire on Halloween. The vote covers about 1,200 workers employed by more than a dozen parking companies operating at airports, hotels, office buildings, hospitals and other venues throughout the region.
Union behind California billionaire tax hit by strike from own campaign staff, days before vote
November 2, 2026 // SEIU-UHW led the signature drive to get the California wealth tax on the ballot. Days before the election, its Prop. 40 campaign is affected by its own field organizers’ strike.
Harvard Graduate Workers Begin Strike
October 30, 2026 // In the second walkout in six months, union leaders call for better pay and benefits and a stronger grievance process.
Court limits where Lewis Ginter striking union workers can picket at the garden
October 29, 2026 // A Henrico Circuit Court judge granted the garden a temporary injunction defining where demonstrators can gather after more than 50 days of protests over wages.
‘Best, final’ offer sent to striking Bradford White workers
October 28, 2026 // “We’ve made that clear by standing on the strike lines, blocking the drives. We don’t block them coming in and out. They know we’re here. They know we’re serious,” Dan Snowden, UAW Local 1002 bargaining chair, said.
Three California state worker unions stood together at SEIU Local 1000 strike
October 21, 2026 // Many state workers are adjusting to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s four-day return-to-office mandate and state-employed scientist raises slated to start in July initially went unfunded. Those raises were eventually funded in August with last-minute legislation. These instances were top of mind Wednesday when leaders from fellow unions — California Professional Scientists, UAW Local 1115 and California Attorneys Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers in State Employment — joined SEIU Local 1000