Posts tagged Strike
Op-Eds Union bosses almost blew the $2.5 billion Nippon deal. Don’t let them sabotage the next contract
August 13, 2026 // In 2025, USW held two significant strikes. One that put nearly 2,000 represented employees out of work for eight months, and another that forced 650 people out of work for five months. The strike likely cost these workers tens of millions collectively in lost wages. It also reported 615 employees earning more than $75,000, with an average total compensation of $107,476. The union paid its own staff more than 10 times what it paid in strike benefits. The terms were strong, as Nippon’s offer included $2.7 billion in capital investment earmarked specifically for USW facilities.
IKEA Workers Strike As Joliet City Councilman Juan Moreno Stands In Solidarity With Them
August 13, 2026 // On Monday, Joliet City Councilman Juan Moreno shared photos to his Facebook page showing him "standing with workers in Joliet." The picket lines being held up outside the IKEA facility off Laraway Road read, "Teamsters Local #179 On Strike Against IKEA No Signed Contract."
Union boss at center of warring socialist factions in battle for control
August 12, 2026 // The WSWS has acknowledged Fain's links to socialism, reporting that Fain's former chief of staff, Chris Brooks, and a current union official Jonah Furman, are both Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members. Furman also previously served as the former communications director for the UAW and was brought on board as Fain's top assistant after Fain ascended to the union's presidency, according to Sage Journals. Furman previously worked for the 2020presidential campaign of socialist Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders as well as the congressional campaign of Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,according to Sage Journals. Brooks left UAW leadership in 2023 after a federal monitor reported him to be involved in improperly attempting to have the duties of the UAW's secretary-treasurer removed, Reuters reported. He is now a columnist at Jacobin, a socialist magazine.
Cargill salt workers go on strike in Newark
August 12, 2026 // Workers at Cargill’s salt facility in Newark went on strike early Tuesday morning, halting operations as contract negotiations over wages and healthcare benefits remain stalled. The Newark facility employs approximately 120 union members who manage the entire operational lifecycle, from the salt evaporation process to final truck loading and distribution.
Possible Duval school bus strike could disrupt start of school for Southside, Mandarin students
August 10, 2026 // Duval County Public Schools said Friday the potential impact would be limited to schools served by Durham School Services in the Southside and Mandarin areas. The district is asking families to check Focus to see if their child’s transportation provider is listed as “Durham Southside.” The district said negotiations are continuing and it will provide additional updates as more information becomes available. Duval County relies on about 860 school buses operated by Durham School Services and Student Transportation of America to transport nearly 48,000 students each year
United Academic Workers
August 8, 2026 // On campus, the same bloc has changed what a strike is about. In May 2024, UAW Local 4811 called a strike against the University of California over the university’s handling of pro-Palestinian encampments, demanding divestment from weapons manufacturers, amnesty for arrested protesters, and a right for researchers to opt out of military-tied funding. UC warned that the precedent would expose every public employer in California to work stoppages “advancing political and/or social viewpoints.” The UC contract ratified this March carried politics into the agreement itself, featuring a $400,000 legal fund for international workers and a commitment to “non-collaboration with ICE.” The bargaining committee described the deal as having “compelled management to side with workers and not with Trump.”
5 largest healthcare strikes in 2026, involving 76,000 workers
August 7, 2026 // Healthcare strikes in 2026 have drawn in tens of thousands of workers across hospitals, health systems and home care settings, with disputes centering on wages, staffing and contract terms. Becker’s has tracked 17 strikes so far this year.
Op-ed:Will Swaim: California schools turn to child sacrifice
August 7, 2026 // This was no accident. Sacrificing their younger union members in order to boost the pay of the older members is a key part of the union playbook – and the predictable outcome of state law commonly known as “LIFO,” or “last in, first out.” It’s buried in California Education Code section 44955, a single phrase that lays out the order of layoffs in any financial crisis: “employees shall be terminated in the inverse of the order in which they were employed.” Many younger teachers say they did not know about LIFO. “We’re pretty shocked,” said a two-year Los Angeles teacher who spoke on condition of anonymity. She said the general feeling among young teachers is “betrayal.” “We supported the bargaining team throughout this process – stood out in the rain to protest and rallied online support for the new contract,” she said. “No one, not even once, told me this could happen.”
KEYT-TV News Crews Walk Off Job in Strike During Fiesta Week
August 6, 2026 // News crews at Santa Barbara’s KEYT-TV walked off the job Tuesday night in a 24-hour strike, leaving viewers without local morning news coverage on the first full day of Old Spanish Days Fiesta and raising questions about the station’s ability to serve audiences throughout one of the region’s busiest news weeks. The strike, which began after the 11 p.m. news ended Tuesday and was scheduled to run to 8 p.m. Wednesday, comes after nearly two years of unsuccessful contract negotiations between the station’s unionized employees and management.