Labor Action Tracker
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Labor Action Tracker from Cornell ILR and LER at Illinois https://striketracker.ilr.cornell.edu/. Comprehensive data on strikes in the US, 2021-present. ✊ Report a strike or labor protest 👉 http://tinyurl.com/dtw7tkje
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Labor Action Tracker 2024
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📣 The Labor Action Tracker 2024 Annual Report is officially here, courtesy of @laboraction.bsky.social, @cornellilr.bsky.social, and LER at Illinois!
Check out the link below for the full report or take a look at the overview in the following thread!
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Check out the link below for the full report or take a look at the overview in the following thread!
www.ilr.cornell.edu/faculty-and-...
In Minnesota, workers organized a mass strike today opposing ICE.
The action included workers planning to walk off the job across multiple sectors.
📍 Immigrant rights
📍 Opposition to federal intervention
📍 Worker solidarity
prospect.org/2026/01/22/i...
The action included workers planning to walk off the job across multiple sectors.
📍 Immigrant rights
📍 Opposition to federal intervention
📍 Worker solidarity
prospect.org/2026/01/22/i...
Minnesota On Strike - The American Prospect
Minnesota labor unions, faith leaders, community organizations, and businesses of all kinds are calling for what amounts to a statewide general strike tomorrow, in response to the ongoing federal immi...
prospect.org
January 24, 2026 at 12:49 AM
In Minnesota, workers organized a mass strike today opposing ICE.
The action included workers planning to walk off the job across multiple sectors.
📍 Immigrant rights
📍 Opposition to federal intervention
📍 Worker solidarity
prospect.org/2026/01/22/i...
The action included workers planning to walk off the job across multiple sectors.
📍 Immigrant rights
📍 Opposition to federal intervention
📍 Worker solidarity
prospect.org/2026/01/22/i...
In New York, @nynurses.bsky.social representing around 15,000 nurses at Mount Sinai, Montefiore, and New York-Presbyterian, have been on strike since 1/12/26:
📍 Pay
📍 Security for nurse safety
📍 Job security from AI
📍 Maintaining healthcare benefits
🔗 archive.ph/5314q
📍 Pay
📍 Security for nurse safety
📍 Job security from AI
📍 Maintaining healthcare benefits
🔗 archive.ph/5314q
January 22, 2026 at 10:35 PM
In New York, @nynurses.bsky.social representing around 15,000 nurses at Mount Sinai, Montefiore, and New York-Presbyterian, have been on strike since 1/12/26:
📍 Pay
📍 Security for nurse safety
📍 Job security from AI
📍 Maintaining healthcare benefits
🔗 archive.ph/5314q
📍 Pay
📍 Security for nurse safety
📍 Job security from AI
📍 Maintaining healthcare benefits
🔗 archive.ph/5314q
In the U.S., @machinistsunion.bsky.social Local 1211, representing around 250 Parker Lord workers, went on strike on 1/10/26 over:
📍 Pay that failed to keep up with inflation
📍 A contract negotiated during a period of record company profits
🔗 archive.ph/dMRNv
📍 Pay that failed to keep up with inflation
📍 A contract negotiated during a period of record company profits
🔗 archive.ph/dMRNv
January 21, 2026 at 9:31 PM
In the U.S., @machinistsunion.bsky.social Local 1211, representing around 250 Parker Lord workers, went on strike on 1/10/26 over:
📍 Pay that failed to keep up with inflation
📍 A contract negotiated during a period of record company profits
🔗 archive.ph/dMRNv
📍 Pay that failed to keep up with inflation
📍 A contract negotiated during a period of record company profits
🔗 archive.ph/dMRNv
In California, @teamsters.bsky.social Local 542 representing Transdev workers operating Imperial Valley Transit went on strike over:
📍 Pay
📍 Benefits
Workers include bus drivers, mechanics, and utility workers.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4f9wufue
📍 Pay
📍 Benefits
Workers include bus drivers, mechanics, and utility workers.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4f9wufue
Teamster Speak Out on Strike with I.C. Transportation Commission - Calexico Chronicle
Teamsters Local Union No. 542 and Transdev are in the midst of an “Unfair Labor Practice” strike with the I.C. Transportation Commission.
tinyurl.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:27 PM
In California, @teamsters.bsky.social Local 542 representing Transdev workers operating Imperial Valley Transit went on strike over:
📍 Pay
📍 Benefits
Workers include bus drivers, mechanics, and utility workers.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4f9wufue
📍 Pay
📍 Benefits
Workers include bus drivers, mechanics, and utility workers.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4f9wufue
In California, a coalition of unions, including SEIU, @ifpte.bsky.social , IUOE, and UAPD representing Solano County public workers went on strike from 1/13/26 to 1/14/26 over:
📍 Better pay
📍 Chronic understaffing driven by higher pay in surrounding counties
🔗 archive.ph/4BUiS
📍 Better pay
📍 Chronic understaffing driven by higher pay in surrounding counties
🔗 archive.ph/4BUiS
January 20, 2026 at 7:24 PM
In California, a coalition of unions, including SEIU, @ifpte.bsky.social , IUOE, and UAPD representing Solano County public workers went on strike from 1/13/26 to 1/14/26 over:
📍 Better pay
📍 Chronic understaffing driven by higher pay in surrounding counties
🔗 archive.ph/4BUiS
📍 Better pay
📍 Chronic understaffing driven by higher pay in surrounding counties
🔗 archive.ph/4BUiS
In Ohio, @steelworkers.bsky.social representing around 450 steel manufacturers in Shelby, went on strike on 1/14/26 over:
📍 An end to working every single day
📍 Better healthcare coverage
📍 Higher pay
🔗 archive.ph/KGCLa
📍 An end to working every single day
📍 Better healthcare coverage
📍 Higher pay
🔗 archive.ph/KGCLa
January 20, 2026 at 7:22 PM
In Ohio, @steelworkers.bsky.social representing around 450 steel manufacturers in Shelby, went on strike on 1/14/26 over:
📍 An end to working every single day
📍 Better healthcare coverage
📍 Higher pay
🔗 archive.ph/KGCLa
📍 An end to working every single day
📍 Better healthcare coverage
📍 Higher pay
🔗 archive.ph/KGCLa
In Ohio, @afscme.bsky.social representing about 95 support staff from Springfield Local Schools went on strike on 1/7/26 over:
📍 Health insurance
📍 Better pay
The strike ended on 1/13/26.
🔗 web.archive.org/web/20260115...
📍 Health insurance
📍 Better pay
The strike ended on 1/13/26.
🔗 web.archive.org/web/20260115...
January 17, 2026 at 8:27 PM
In Ohio, @afscme.bsky.social representing about 95 support staff from Springfield Local Schools went on strike on 1/7/26 over:
📍 Health insurance
📍 Better pay
The strike ended on 1/13/26.
🔗 web.archive.org/web/20260115...
📍 Health insurance
📍 Better pay
The strike ended on 1/13/26.
🔗 web.archive.org/web/20260115...
Professional hockey players went on strike against the ECHL this past weekend before reaching a tentative agreement. Players were protesting health and safety concerns, among other demands, and the strike forced the postponement of 28 games.
www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/...
ECHL, players reach tentative CBA deal, end strike
The ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players' Association have reached tentative approval on a new collective bargaining agreement to end a strike that lasted two days.
www.espn.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Professional hockey players went on strike against the ECHL this past weekend before reaching a tentative agreement. Players were protesting health and safety concerns, among other demands, and the strike forced the postponement of 28 games.
www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/...
Urbana baristas joined their Champaign colleagues on strike last week! Consider donating to their strike fund at the link below
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ur...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ur...
December 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Urbana baristas joined their Champaign colleagues on strike last week! Consider donating to their strike fund at the link below
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ur...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ur...
@sbworkersunited.org in Champaign, IL joined the national Starbucks strike last week, and they continue to picket until securing a fair first contract! Consider donating to their strike fund below ✊
gofund.me/0216f9ea2
gofund.me/0216f9ea2
Donate to Support Starbucks Neil St Workers on Strike For a Contract!, organized by Jayce Hall
I'm Jayce Hall and I'm a Starbucks barista at S Neil Street! In… Jayce Hall needs your support for Support Starbucks Neil St Workers on Strike For a Contract!
gofund.me
December 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
@sbworkersunited.org in Champaign, IL joined the national Starbucks strike last week, and they continue to picket until securing a fair first contract! Consider donating to their strike fund below ✊
gofund.me/0216f9ea2
gofund.me/0216f9ea2
In California, @afscme.bsky.social Local 3299 maintenance and healthcare workers went on strike from 11/17 to 11/18 over:
📍Better Pay
📍Healthcare Benefits
📍Staffing
📍Housing Stipend
🔗 archive.ph/dwZit
📍Better Pay
📍Healthcare Benefits
📍Staffing
📍Housing Stipend
🔗 archive.ph/dwZit
December 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
In California, @afscme.bsky.social Local 3299 maintenance and healthcare workers went on strike from 11/17 to 11/18 over:
📍Better Pay
📍Healthcare Benefits
📍Staffing
📍Housing Stipend
🔗 archive.ph/dwZit
📍Better Pay
📍Healthcare Benefits
📍Staffing
📍Housing Stipend
🔗 archive.ph/dwZit
In Harvard, @32BJ custodians at Harvard University went on strike Nov 17–18 over:
📍fair pay, keeping up with the cost of living
📍better working conditions
About 800 custodians walked out and collected student signatures in solidarity.
🔗 archive.ph/6dV8h
📍fair pay, keeping up with the cost of living
📍better working conditions
About 800 custodians walked out and collected student signatures in solidarity.
🔗 archive.ph/6dV8h
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
In Harvard, @32BJ custodians at Harvard University went on strike Nov 17–18 over:
📍fair pay, keeping up with the cost of living
📍better working conditions
About 800 custodians walked out and collected student signatures in solidarity.
🔗 archive.ph/6dV8h
📍fair pay, keeping up with the cost of living
📍better working conditions
About 800 custodians walked out and collected student signatures in solidarity.
🔗 archive.ph/6dV8h
In Tennessee, 6 non-union Dollar General workers walked out on Nov. 6 over:
📍company accusations of time theft
📍unsafe & unfair working conditions
The workers struck for 1 day before being fired.
🔗 tinyurl.com/mwexnxze
#Labor #Strike
📍company accusations of time theft
📍unsafe & unfair working conditions
The workers struck for 1 day before being fired.
🔗 tinyurl.com/mwexnxze
#Labor #Strike
December 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
In Tennessee, 6 non-union Dollar General workers walked out on Nov. 6 over:
📍company accusations of time theft
📍unsafe & unfair working conditions
The workers struck for 1 day before being fired.
🔗 tinyurl.com/mwexnxze
#Labor #Strike
📍company accusations of time theft
📍unsafe & unfair working conditions
The workers struck for 1 day before being fired.
🔗 tinyurl.com/mwexnxze
#Labor #Strike
In Rhode Island, @ibewinternational.bsky.social teachers at Highland Charter School went on strike Monday over:
📍winning their first contract
📍affordable healthcare
📍fair pay
Teachers walked out despite the state calling the strike illegal.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2eauu9vv
📍winning their first contract
📍affordable healthcare
📍fair pay
Teachers walked out despite the state calling the strike illegal.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2eauu9vv
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
In Rhode Island, @ibewinternational.bsky.social teachers at Highland Charter School went on strike Monday over:
📍winning their first contract
📍affordable healthcare
📍fair pay
Teachers walked out despite the state calling the strike illegal.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2eauu9vv
📍winning their first contract
📍affordable healthcare
📍fair pay
Teachers walked out despite the state calling the strike illegal.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2eauu9vv
In Pittsburgh, @pghguild.com Post-Gazette workers returned to the newsroom this past Monday after three years, one month, and five days on strike. Incredible solidarity by these workers during the country's longest strike!
www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/11/t...
www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/11/t...
'This is everyone’s win': Striking PG workers celebrate a big victory - Pittsburgh Union Progress
Monday started out as one of those cold, dreary Pittsburgh Mondays that you have to plod through as if it were sticky and slick with mud. The previous night’s Steelers’ game, a loss, made it worse. Yi...
www.unionprogress.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
In Pittsburgh, @pghguild.com Post-Gazette workers returned to the newsroom this past Monday after three years, one month, and five days on strike. Incredible solidarity by these workers during the country's longest strike!
www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/11/t...
www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/11/t...
On Cape Cod, 53 visiting @MassNurses members at Cape Cod Healthcare went on strike from Oct. 22–24 over:
📍unsafe staffing levels
📍fair pay for visiting nurses
🔗 www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/h...
📍unsafe staffing levels
📍fair pay for visiting nurses
🔗 www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/h...
VNA on Cape Cod starts 3-day strike after rejecting final management offer
Visiting nurses working for Cape Cod Healthcare gathered Wednesday morning in Falmouth to strike after rejecting the nonprofit's final contract offer.
www.capecodtimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
On Cape Cod, 53 visiting @MassNurses members at Cape Cod Healthcare went on strike from Oct. 22–24 over:
📍unsafe staffing levels
📍fair pay for visiting nurses
🔗 www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/h...
📍unsafe staffing levels
📍fair pay for visiting nurses
🔗 www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/h...
Since Nov. 5th, IT workers with @UAW (Local 2325) in Brooklyn at a small non-profit went on strike for:
📍Overpay
📍Staffing
📍Remote Work Options
Legal aid workers at this non-profit were on strike over the summer as well.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2f6sz83p/
📍Overpay
📍Staffing
📍Remote Work Options
Legal aid workers at this non-profit were on strike over the summer as well.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2f6sz83p/
Unionized IT Workers At CAMBA, Incorporated In New York City Are On Strike, ‘Fighting For Fair Wages, Dignity & Respect For The Vital Work They Do’ - WNY Labor Today: Your On-Line Labor Newspaper, Bringing You Labor News From Across The Nation, New York State & Western New York
Your On-Line Labor Newspaper, Bringing You Labor News From Across The Nation, New York State & Western New York
https://tinyurl.com/2f6sz83p\
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Since Nov. 5th, IT workers with @UAW (Local 2325) in Brooklyn at a small non-profit went on strike for:
📍Overpay
📍Staffing
📍Remote Work Options
Legal aid workers at this non-profit were on strike over the summer as well.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2f6sz83p/
📍Overpay
📍Staffing
📍Remote Work Options
Legal aid workers at this non-profit were on strike over the summer as well.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2f6sz83p/
Since Nov. 14th, 50 organized drivers and warehouse workers at a Connecticut alcohol distributor represented by @teamsters.bsky.social began striking over:
📍First Contract
📍Better Pay
📍Health & Safety Provisions
📍Scheduling
📍End to Union Busting Tactics
🔗 tinyurl.com/nbca6ebr
📍First Contract
📍Better Pay
📍Health & Safety Provisions
📍Scheduling
📍End to Union Busting Tactics
🔗 tinyurl.com/nbca6ebr
November 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Since Nov. 14th, 50 organized drivers and warehouse workers at a Connecticut alcohol distributor represented by @teamsters.bsky.social began striking over:
📍First Contract
📍Better Pay
📍Health & Safety Provisions
📍Scheduling
📍End to Union Busting Tactics
🔗 tinyurl.com/nbca6ebr
📍First Contract
📍Better Pay
📍Health & Safety Provisions
📍Scheduling
📍End to Union Busting Tactics
🔗 tinyurl.com/nbca6ebr
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Strikes work! ✊🏻
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees announced just after 9 a.m. on Saturday that its members will no longer be on strike after a tentative deal was reached for nursing-care workers.
Strike averted for Alberta nursing-care workers after last-minute deal with AHS: AUPE | CBC News
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees announced just after 9 a.m. on Saturday that its members will no longer be on strike after a tentative deal was reached for nursing-care workers.
www.cbc.ca
November 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Strikes work! ✊🏻
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Whether on the field or the factory floor, every worker deserves a safe workplace and dignity and respect on the job.
All of America’s unions stand in solidarity with USL players as they stand up and fight for the pro standards they deserve.
All of America’s unions stand in solidarity with USL players as they stand up and fight for the pro standards they deserve.
November 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Whether on the field or the factory floor, every worker deserves a safe workplace and dignity and respect on the job.
All of America’s unions stand in solidarity with USL players as they stand up and fight for the pro standards they deserve.
All of America’s unions stand in solidarity with USL players as they stand up and fight for the pro standards they deserve.
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Our Local 1775-Barrie, ON, members are united in their fight for a fair contract. #OurVoiceOurPower #canlab @OFLabour #UnionStrong barrie360.com/barrie-trans...
Barrie Transit workers vote for strike action amid stalled contract talks
Barrie Transit employees have voted in favour of strike action, citing stalled negotiations over wages, benefits, and working conditions.
barrie360.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Our Local 1775-Barrie, ON, members are united in their fight for a fair contract. #OurVoiceOurPower #canlab @OFLabour #UnionStrong barrie360.com/barrie-trans...
Since Nov. 13th, Starbucks workers are on strike! 1000 workers from 65 stores across the country are striking over:
📍Understaffing
📍A first contract
📍End to union-busting tactics
They represent @sbworkersunited.org , a subsidiary union under @seiu.org
🔗 tinyurl.com/34daue6f
📍Understaffing
📍A first contract
📍End to union-busting tactics
They represent @sbworkersunited.org , a subsidiary union under @seiu.org
🔗 tinyurl.com/34daue6f
November 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Since Nov. 13th, Starbucks workers are on strike! 1000 workers from 65 stores across the country are striking over:
📍Understaffing
📍A first contract
📍End to union-busting tactics
They represent @sbworkersunited.org , a subsidiary union under @seiu.org
🔗 tinyurl.com/34daue6f
📍Understaffing
📍A first contract
📍End to union-busting tactics
They represent @sbworkersunited.org , a subsidiary union under @seiu.org
🔗 tinyurl.com/34daue6f
Largest strike in September: At Boeing, IAM District 837 (≈ 3,200 workers) struck over:
📍pay and pension fairness
📍health care costs
📍respect on the job
The walkout shut down key production lines and drew national attention to the power of aerospace labor.
📍pay and pension fairness
📍health care costs
📍respect on the job
The walkout shut down key production lines and drew national attention to the power of aerospace labor.
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Largest strike in September: At Boeing, IAM District 837 (≈ 3,200 workers) struck over:
📍pay and pension fairness
📍health care costs
📍respect on the job
The walkout shut down key production lines and drew national attention to the power of aerospace labor.
📍pay and pension fairness
📍health care costs
📍respect on the job
The walkout shut down key production lines and drew national attention to the power of aerospace labor.
In Muskegon, MI, 7 plumbers at Moore Mechanical walked off the job on Nov. 13, demanding union recognition.
📍majority signed union cards
📍company refused voluntary recognition
📍election delayed due to shutdown
🔗 archive.ph/zoKmw
📍majority signed union cards
📍company refused voluntary recognition
📍election delayed due to shutdown
🔗 archive.ph/zoKmw
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
In Muskegon, MI, 7 plumbers at Moore Mechanical walked off the job on Nov. 13, demanding union recognition.
📍majority signed union cards
📍company refused voluntary recognition
📍election delayed due to shutdown
🔗 archive.ph/zoKmw
📍majority signed union cards
📍company refused voluntary recognition
📍election delayed due to shutdown
🔗 archive.ph/zoKmw
In Floyd County, KY, 32 school bus drivers called in sick to protest:
📍low pay
📍unfair scheduling
The sickout, organized by the drivers themselves, disrupted student transportation across the district. They are members of the @neatoday.bsky.social. Union was not involved.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2s4cbusm
📍low pay
📍unfair scheduling
The sickout, organized by the drivers themselves, disrupted student transportation across the district. They are members of the @neatoday.bsky.social. Union was not involved.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2s4cbusm
More than 30 bus drivers in KY school district call in sick amid labor dispute
Thirty-two of Floyd County School District’s bus drivers called in sick Tuesday amid a labor dispute with the district.
tinyurl.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
In Floyd County, KY, 32 school bus drivers called in sick to protest:
📍low pay
📍unfair scheduling
The sickout, organized by the drivers themselves, disrupted student transportation across the district. They are members of the @neatoday.bsky.social. Union was not involved.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2s4cbusm
📍low pay
📍unfair scheduling
The sickout, organized by the drivers themselves, disrupted student transportation across the district. They are members of the @neatoday.bsky.social. Union was not involved.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2s4cbusm