Posts tagged Strike
Lewis Ginter ends employer-paid health coverage for strikers
October 6, 2026 // Striking workers at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden have lost their employer-paid health insurance this week, as the monthlong labor dispute between the Garden and its unionized employees continues. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, or IAM, the union representing Lewis Ginter workers, issued a statement Thursday afternoon accusing the Garden of “ripping” health insurance away from employees with four days’ notice.
Massachusetts: Brigham and Women’s nurses set date for potential open-ended strike
October 5, 2026 // Months after holding the largest health care worker strike in Massachusetts, nurses from Brigham and Women’s Hospital are set to go on an open-ended strike starting Oct. 14, their union announced Friday.
Union members at UVM Health vote to authorize a strike
October 5, 2026 // More than 3,000 healthcare workers at the University of Vermont Medical Center have authorized a strike.
Nearly 1K Duquesne Light Company union workers go on strike
October 3, 2026 // Tension occurred at facility gates as trucks from Indiana arrived at the property. Duquesne Light brought in out-of-state, non-union workers to fill operational gaps left by striking personnel.
Local drivers officially on strike, disrupting transportation for thousands of students
October 1, 2026 // The district’s transportation contractor, First Student, is in a contract dispute with the local bus drivers union. If the two sides do not reach a deal by midnight Wednesday, more than 5,000 students could be without bus service Thursday morning, affecting students at 11 schools, including eight elementary schools.
Editorial: Against the Hollywood bailout
October 1, 2026 // The greatest job decline after Covid was in 2023, before Hollywood’s chief competitor, the U.K., expanded its film subsidies. That was the year of the industry’s “double strike,” when actors and writers simultaneously walked off studio lots for months. Hundreds of projects were delayed or outright canceled as filming rolled to a halt, costing the entertainment industry billions of dollars. When studios finally signed contracts to end the strikes, they had to accept unions’ core demands, ballooning their compensation in perpetuity. Is it any wonder they have looked to film elsewhere? The proposed federal tax credit would bail out the union workers who bargained for more than they were worth. It would subsidize almost all labor costs — for employees and contractors, both pre-production and post-production — of film crews, animators, special-effects artists, writers, actors, and even producers and directors. There are no limits on eligible compensation, so taxpayers would pick up a good chunk of the salaries of Christopher Nolan and Tom Cruise.
California approves labor-backed force majeure updates and other laws
September 30, 2026 // Union-backed SB 1371, signed by Newsom on Monday, makes changes to solid waste labor strike rules and force majeure provisions. The bill was unpopular with major waste companies. Starting Jan. 1, 2027, the law will prohibit a city or county from entering into or updating a solid waste hauling agreement if a labor dispute would excuse the hauler from carrying out its duties. The law will also void any existing force majeure provisions from such contracts if that provision is meant to be used due to a work stoppage from a labor strike.
20 healthcare strikes in 2026
September 28, 2026 // Union activity in healthcare continues in 2026, with 20 reported strikes since the beginning of the year. Some of these actions involve healthcare workers and leaders across hospitals and clinics in multiple states.
Opinion: I liked the idea of unions. Then I joined one at Starbucks.
September 25, 2026 // I was part of a bargaining unit, so I expected to have a say in union matters, but I realized the union wasn't interested in my point of view. Instead, it was there to serve a handful of workers.
Alton public works employees begin strike at midnight after talks stall
September 24, 2026 // A Thursday afternoon press release from the City of Alton outlines plans to navigate the strike while keeping emergency services and "other work the City deems essential to public health and safety" on track. Beth Bear, the Alton City Council coordinator, sent the press release. Alton says emergency work outside the city's agreements, threats to public health or safety, and emergency declarations will be upheld. The city also says repairs to traffic signs and signals resulting from accidents, emergency-related street cleanups, and road repairs addressing public safety hazards will not stop.