Posts tagged Strike
Striking workers will need to seek jobs to qualify for WA unemployment benefits
August 24, 2026 // Workers on strike can receive up to six weeks of benefits. Unemployment is available following the second Sunday after a strike begins, plus a one-week waiting period. Typical unemployment insurance is offered for up to 26 weeks. The six weeks for striking workers was the result of negotiations between House and Senate Democrats. A person seeking unemployment benefits must show they are available and actively seeking suitable work. For each week they submit a claim, the person must complete three job search activities and keep a record of their efforts. They also must be signed up with a WorkSource employment center in the state, or an equivalent if they live in another state.
Boeing engineers, technical workers reject contracts, could strike after fall deadline
August 24, 2026 // In voting results released Friday, members of SPEEA’s Professional Unit, which represents nearly 13,000 engineers and scientists at Boeing, rejected the proposed contract with a 64.3% no vote, 7,238 to 4,027. Members of SPEEA’s Technical Unit, which represents more than 4,000 analysts, designers, technicians, and other specialists, rejected their proposed contract with a 71.9% no vote, 2,795 to 1,094.
Seattle hotel workers strike hits 2 months, demanding better pay and healthcare
August 23, 2026 // Union workers at one of Seattle's busiest hotels are doubling down on their fight for better pay, year-round healthcare and protections from federal immigration agents as their strike reaches two months.
Washington County company’s $3.66M strike settlement approved by National Labor Relations Board
August 20, 2026 // The dispute stems from an economic strike that lasted from Sept. 19, 2019, through Aug. 16, 2021. In September 2021, representatives from the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America and UAW Local 1311 made an unconditional offer on behalf of employees to return to work.
Beverage Market strike nears 100 days as workers seek better pay and benefits
August 19, 2026 // Union representatives allege there have been confrontations involving people working at the business and those on the picket line. According to representatives, one striking worker was struck by a vehicle and another was shoved. The circumstances surrounding those incidents and whether any charges were filed could not immediately be independently verified.
Alleging illegal retaliation, union wins temporary halt to closure of St. Albans dairy plant
August 19, 2026 // A federal judge granted an order to stop Dairy Farmers of America from closing the plant, which had been set to shut down on Monday. The dispute goes to court Thursday.
Marion County’s largest union declares impasse, prepares for potential strike
August 19, 2026 // The union has started circulating strike pledges, which gauge support within a union before taking a vote on whether to strike. At the end of July, organizers put up food donation boxes in anticipation of a strike. The extra food would help union members feed their families in the event of a labor dispute, but days later, they were gone.
Thousands of San José City Workers Are Ready to Strike for Up to 3 Days
August 18, 2026 // Members of two municipal unions overwhelmingly approved a strike authorization vote after months of gridlock in negotiations with city leaders.
Sacramento police union delivers ‘last, best and final’ offer to city amid drawn out contract negotiations
August 17, 2026 // The Sacramento Police Officers Association delivered its “last, best and final” offer to city in ongoing labor contract negotiations. The union says the Sacramento Police Department is under-staffed and officers are under-paid. State law prohibits police officers from going on strike, but as a final measure – if the city doesn’t accept the union’s final offer - they can enter into something called binding arbitration, an expensive and drawn-out process.
200 Cook County Forest Preserves workers go on strike amid contract dispute
August 17, 2026 // Approximately 200 union workers at the Forest Preserve District of Cook County went on strike on Monday, after rejecting a contract proposal they said doesn't provide sufficient pay raises. Truck drivers, laborers, and mechanics represented by Teamsters Local 700 rejected the district's latest contract offer, saying the district "refused to close a pay gap that leaves them earning far less than workers doing the same or similar jobs elsewhere in Cook County and Illinois state government."