United States Strikes

UIS United Faculty (UPI Local 4100) announced a faculty work stoppage starting Friday, April 3, 2026 at 9:30 a.m., after contract talks stalled. The university acknowledged that some union members may engage in a work stoppage beginning April 3 and issued guidance to students and staff.

Thousands of DHL Express workers represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters voted by a 96% margin to authorize a strike if a new national contract is not reached by March 31.

Approximately 3,800 workers at JBS’s Swift Beef plant in Greeley, Colorado, represented by UFCW Local 7, began a two-week strike on March 16 over wages, healthcare, and alleged unfair labor practices; the walkout is the first at a U.S. beef slaughterhouse in decades.

Hundreds of designers, clerks, technicians, and other technical staff at General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works walked off the job after rejecting the company’s offer, citing concerns over wages, health insurance costs, and retirement security. The union says picketing will continue until a new contract is ratified.

Hundreds of designers, clerks, lab techs, and associate engineers at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works began a strike after rejecting the company’s wage and benefits offer; the union says picketing will continue around the clock until a new contract is ratified.

Staff represented by the Writers Guild Staff Union are on an ongoing strike against the Writers Guild of America West over first-contract demands, leading to cancellation of the Los Angeles Writers Guild Awards and closures at the WGA building and Writers Guild Foundation Library.

Approximately 950 full-time, non-tenure-track professors at New York University, represented by Contract Faculty United–UAW, announced they will strike starting March 23, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. unless a first contract is reached. Key issues cited include pay, job security, workload, and governance; NYU has called the deadline unwarranted.

More than 2,000 unionized faculty and classified staff at Portland Community College are on strike over pay and benefits, disrupting classes and campus operations across multiple PCC campuses.

Approximately 3,800 union meatpacking workers at JBS’s beef plant in Greeley, Colorado, represented by UFCW Local 7, have issued notice and plan to strike starting March 16, 2026, over wages, benefits, and alleged unfair labor practices.

Faculty and classified staff at Portland Community College launched an open-ended strike across multiple campuses over wages and health benefits. The college shifted to remote operations and warned of impacts to end-of-term grading, with mediation continuing.

Faculty and classified staff at Portland Community College began an open-ended strike on March 11 over wages and benefits; the college says operations are remote until the strike ends and mediation will resume.

Teachers represented by Twin Rivers United Educators began an open-ended strike on March 5 over pay, staffing, and class size; the district says schools remain open with substitutes while talks continue.

Teachers in Natomas Unified School District launched the district’s first-ever strike on March 10 after negotiations over compensation, health benefits, and special education supports stalled; actions are ongoing.

Two unions at Portland Community College—the Federation of Faculty and Academic Professionals (AFT Local 2277) and the Federation of Classified Employees (AFT Local 3922)—plan to begin strikes on March 11 if negotiations fail, which would be the first strikes in PCC’s history and affect multiple campuses.

Teachers in the Twin Rivers Unified School District began a strike on March 5 over pay and health benefits; the district has kept schools open using substitutes and administrators. The walkout remains unresolved and continues as of March 11.

Educators in Natomas Unified launched the district’s first-ever teachers’ strike on March 10 after talks stalled, citing pay, benefits and staffing concerns. The work stoppage continues into March 11 while the district maintains operations.

More than 700 teachers in Dublin Unified School District began an open-ended strike on March 9 seeking a 3.5% raise, smaller class sizes and increased employer health contributions. The strike was in its second day on March 10 and is continuing into March 11.

Non-supervisory staff of the Writers Guild of America West, represented by the Writers Guild Staff Union, have been on strike since Feb. 17 for a first contract. The strike forced cancellation of the Los Angeles WGA Awards and is ongoing as of March 11.

The Natomas Teachers Association announced an initial strike date of March 10 if no agreement is reached with Natomas Unified School District, which would be the first teachers’ strike in the district’s history.

Roughly 700 educators represented by the Dublin Teachers Association announced they will strike beginning Monday, March 9, unless a tentative agreement is reached with Dublin Unified School District.

Non-supervisory staff of the Writers Guild of America West, organized under the Pacific Northwest Staff Union, remain on strike, prompting the Guild to cancel its March 8 Los Angeles awards ceremony. The strike began on February 17 and is ongoing into March.

Teamsters Local 332 nurses at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Michigan remain on strike over safe staffing and return-to-work guarantees. Henry Ford says it increased its offer with raises up to 13%, but the union says it lacks a return-to-work agreement; the strike continues.

Twin Rivers United Educators announced the district’s first-ever strike will begin on March 5, 2026 unless negotiations following a March 2 fact-finding report produce a contract; demands include improved pay, benefits and working conditions.

Over 200 Durham School Services employees in Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna Borough are on an unfair labor practice strike for a new contract, stopping most school bus service across the district while schools remain open.

Teamsters Local 959 bus drivers and school transportation workers in the Matanuska–Susitna Borough issued a 10-day notice and say they will strike as soon as March 2, 2026 if no agreement is reached; families are being warned to arrange alternate transport.

San Diego Education Association announced a one‑day strike on Feb. 26 over pay and special education staffing; the San Diego Unified School District will close schools that day.

Administrative and professional staff at the Writers Guild of America West, represented by the Writers Guild Staff Union and the Pacific Northwest Staff Union, are on an unfair labor practice strike and are picketing outside the WGAW headquarters; the walkout is open-ended and continues past Feb. 25.

More than 200 San Francisco Superior Court clerks represented by SEIU Local 1021 have given notice of a strike starting Thursday, Feb. 26, over staffing, training, and alleged unfair labor practices; court officials say operations will be limited to emergency matters during the walkout.

CNA/NNU nurses at USC Keck Hospital and Norris Cancer Center held a seven-day strike over health plan changes and patient safety; the action ran through early morning Feb. 26.

Teamsters Local 760 technical employees at MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital remain on an open-ended strike begun Jan. 17 over contract terms including union security, benefits, and pay.

CNA/NNU announced nurses at Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Center will strike for seven days over health plan changes and staffing. A separate one-day strike at Centinela Hospital is also planned.

Approximately 31,000 nurses and health professionals represented by UNAC/UHCP are on an open-ended strike across Kaiser Permanente hospitals and clinics in California and Hawaii. The walkout began on January 26, 2026, and is continuing as of February 23, 2026; Kaiser says facilities remain open with some services shifted or delayed.

Teamsters Local 2010 announced a statewide unfair labor practice strike across California State University campuses over unpaid contractual raises and alleged bad-faith bargaining.

About 31,000 UNAC/UHCP-represented nurses and health professionals are conducting an open-ended unfair labor practice strike over staffing and wages; Kaiser says facilities remain open with contingency staffing.

SEIU Local 121RN nurses and licensed professionals began a five-day strike over alleged unsafe staffing and workplace conditions at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center.

CNA-represented nurses staged a three-day strike over safe staffing and retention at West Anaheim Medical Center; hospital said operations would continue.

CNA-represented nurses at Centinela Hospital in Inglewood held a one-day strike over chronic short staffing and patient safety concerns.

CNA/CHEU-represented nurses and healthcare workers in Redding struck for one day over safe staffing and patient safety; the hospital said services would continue.

Registered nurses at West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim, California announced a three‑day strike over safe staffing, retention, and patient safety concerns.

Registered nurses at AHMC Seton Medical Center in Daly City, California will strike for one day to demand safe staffing and a fair contract.

Nurses at Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, California gave notice of a one‑day strike citing unsafe staffing and patient safety concerns.

Nurses and health care workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, California will hold a one‑day strike over staffing and patient safety.

Approximately 31,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses and other health professionals represented by UNAC/UHCP remain on an open-ended strike over staffing, wages, and bargaining issues; facilities stay open with service adjustments and some pharmacy closures reported.

Roughly 168 technical employees at MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital are on an open-ended unfair labor practice strike for a first contract, citing issues including union security and benefits; the hospital says operations remain open.

The Writers Guild Staff Union (WGSU) went on strike against the Writers Guild of America West, alleging unfair labor practices; staff are picketing outside the guild’s Los Angeles headquarters.

More than 4,200 NYSNA nurses at select NewYork-Presbyterian facilities remain on strike over safe staffing and contract terms; mediators called both sides back to the table and hospital operations continue with adjustments.

Nurses at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, represented by NNOC/NNU, will hold a 24-hour strike on February 18 over staffing and patient safety concerns during a coordinated week of actions at Prime Healthcare facilities.

California Nurses Association/NNU announced a 24-hour strike by MarinHealth Medical Center nurses on February 18 to demand safe staffing and improvements to retention and patient safety.

About 3,400 graduate student workers (GET-UP/UAW) announced they will strike on Feb. 17 unless a first contract is reached, citing wages, healthcare, and support for international workers.

Approximately 31,000 UNAC/UHCP nurses and health professionals remain on an open-ended unfair labor practice strike across California and Hawai‘i; UFCW’s separate 3-day action ended Feb. 12 while the UNAC/UHCP walkout continues.

More than 4,200 NYSNA nurses at select NewYork–Presbyterian facilities continue their strike; nurses at Mount Sinai and Montefiore ratified deals and returned to work, but NewYork–Presbyterian nurses voted down a mediator’s proposal and remain out.

United Educators of San Francisco began a strike this week over wages, health benefits, and special education staffing. SFUSD confirmed all schools are closed to students on Friday, Feb. 13 as talks continue.

NYSNA nurses at NewYork–Presbyterian voted to reject a tentative agreement and will continue their unfair labor practice strike, keeping select NYP hospitals impacted on Feb. 13.

United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals launched an open-ended unfair labor practice strike at Kaiser Permanente facilities in California and Hawai‘i; the work stoppage continues as of Feb. 12 over staffing and wage issues.

United Educators of San Francisco are on strike over pay and health benefits; the district announced all public schools will be closed to students on Thursday, Feb. 12 as the walkout continues.

Over 4,200 New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian remain on strike after nurses at Montefiore and Mount Sinai approved new contracts; the walkout over safe staffing and contract terms continues on Feb. 12.

About 168 Teamsters Local 760 technical employees began a ULP strike on Jan. 17 over union security, benefits, and pay; the action remains ongoing on Feb. 12.

About 6,000 teachers represented by United Educators of San Francisco are on strike, closing all 120 public schools. Closures continue on Wednesday, February 11, amid disputes over pay and fully funded family health care.

Nurses with the New York State Nurses Association remain on strike at NewYork-Presbyterian as of February 11. Separate tentative agreements were reached at Mount Sinai and Montefiore covering about 10,500 nurses, but more than 4,000 nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian continue the walkout over staffing and safety.

About 31,000 nurses and health professionals represented by UNAC/UHCP — joined by additional UFCW-represented pharmacy and lab workers — are on an open-ended unfair labor practice strike at Kaiser Permanente facilities in California and Hawai‘i, with ongoing service impacts and some appointments rescheduled.

United Educators of San Francisco are on strike over pay and health benefits, with San Francisco Unified School District confirming schools remain closed on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, as talks continue.

After tentative agreements at Mount Sinai and Montefiore, New York State Nurses Association members continue striking at select NewYork-Presbyterian hospitals as bargaining over staffing and protections remains unresolved.

UFCW Southern California locals representing Kaiser Permanente pharmacy staff and clinical lab scientists/medical lab technicians issued a 10‑day unfair labor practice strike notice. The strike is set to begin Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 at 07:00, after a previously planned Feb. 3 action was postponed to align multiple locals. Unions cite Kaiser’s suspension of national bargaining and other alleged ULPs.

United Educators of San Francisco announced a strike beginning Monday, February 9, 2026, after a fact-finding report failed to resolve disputes over pay and family health benefits. SFUSD confirmed receiving the union’s strike notice and is preparing for possible school disruptions.

Approximately 15,000 nurses represented by the New York State Nurses Association remain on an open-ended strike affecting facilities within NewYork-Presbyterian, Mount Sinai, and Montefiore systems. The strike began on January 12, 2026 and is ongoing as of February 6, 2026, over staffing, safety, and benefits.

About 31,000 registered nurses and health care professionals represented by UNAC/UHCP are on an open-ended ULP strike at Kaiser Permanente facilities in California and Hawaii, ongoing as of February 6, 2026, over staffing, wages, and bargaining practices.

About 31,000 registered nurses and health care professionals represented by UNAC/UHCP began an open-ended unfair labor practice strike on January 26, 2026; the walkout is ongoing as of February 5, 2026, with Kaiser stating facilities remain open while some services are adjusted.

About 31,000 nurses and health professionals began an open-ended strike on January 26 over staffing, wages, and alleged unfair labor practices; Kaiser says facilities remain open with some service adjustments.

Approximately 31,000 nurses and health professionals represented by UNAC/UHCP began an open-ended unfair labor practice strike over staffing, wages, and bargaining issues. Kaiser says facilities remain open with some service adjustments.

Nearly 15,000 nurses at Mount Sinai, NewYork-Presbyterian, and Montefiore hospitals remain on strike over safe staffing, health benefits, and workplace-violence protections, with picket schedules announced through January 30.

A national "no work, no school, no shopping" general strike is called to protest ICE operations; organizers report closures by businesses in multiple cities for one day.

United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals began an open-ended unfair labor practice strike across dozens of Kaiser hospitals and clinics, citing unsafe staffing and stalled bargaining; Kaiser says facilities remain open as talks continue.

Nearly 15,000 nurses represented by the New York State Nurses Association remain on strike over safe staffing and health benefits; bargaining resumed the week of Jan. 23–27 but no final deal yet.

Approximately 15,000 New York State Nurses Association members are on an open-ended strike at Mount Sinai, Montefiore, and NewYork–Presbyterian facilities over safe staffing and healthcare benefits. Negotiations have resumed but the work stoppage continues.

United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals launched an open-ended unfair labor practice strike at Kaiser Permanente, citing unsafe staffing and bargaining issues. Kaiser says facilities remain open, with some pharmacy disruptions.

UNAC/UHCP issued a 10-day notice for an unfair labor practice strike beginning Jan. 26, affecting nearly 20 hospitals and ~200 clinics across California and Hawai‘i over staffing, wages, and bargaining concerns.

Nearly 15,000 NYSNA nurses at Mount Sinai, Montefiore, and NewYork-Presbyterian remain on strike that began Jan. 12; bargaining resumed Jan. 22. Strike activity continues into the weekend with adjusted picket schedules.

Nurses represented by NYSNA are on an open-ended strike across major private hospital systems in NYC over safe staffing, healthcare benefits, pay, and workplace safety. Hospitals remain open with contingency staffing; bargaining has resumed with mediators.

NYSNA nurses at Mount Sinai (three campuses), Montefiore (three campuses), and NewYork-Presbyterian (Milstein, CHONY, Allen) began an open-ended strike on Jan. 12 over staffing, workplace safety, and benefits. Talks have intermittently resumed; hospitals report operations continuing with temporary staff.

Approximately 15,000 NYSNA-represented nurses are on strike at major New York City hospitals; the walkout was ongoing through Jan. 15 with negotiations set to resume, implying continued action on Jan. 16 absent a deal.

Roughly 2,000 Solano County employees across multiple unions began a two-day strike over alleged unfair labor practices and staffing, with pickets at county sites and some libraries and open spaces closed; essential services remain open for urgent needs.

Nurses at major New York City private hospitals began a large strike led by the New York State Nurses Association, demanding enforceable safe staffing, protections from workplace violence, and benefits. Hospitals reduced some services and hired temporary staff during the walkout.

NYSNA issued 10-day notices; if no deals are reached, nurses at 12 New York City private hospitals will strike on Jan. 12 over safe staffing and healthcare benefits.

More than 1,000 NNOC/NNU nurses at Florida Medical Center (Fort Lauderdale), Palmetto General Hospital (Hialeah), and Coral Gables Hospital (Coral Gables) served 10‑day notices and will strike Jan. 9 over safe staffing and contract terms.

Anoka–Hennepin Education Minnesota filed an official notice of intent to strike, proposing a walkout starting Jan. 8, 2026, over stalled contract talks on pay and health insurance. The district warns schools would close if the strike proceeds.

An open-ended unfair-labor-practice strike that began Nov 13, 2025 across at least 65 Starbucks stores in 45+ U.S. cities remains active at some locations. On Dec 23, Starbucks said the union notified unconditional return to work at 166 of 215 strike-listed stores, but others remain out, indicating continued intermittent work stoppages as of late December.

The Telluride Professional Ski Patrol Association voted to strike over pay, prompting Telluride Ski Resort to close on Saturday, Dec 27, while it develops a plan to reopen safely during the strike. Duration of the work stoppage is not yet specified.

Unionized Starbucks workers escalated an open-ended national strike that began Nov 13; some locations, including Danbury and West Hartford, CT, remain on strike through Dec 26, marking the longest Starbucks work stoppage to date.

AFSCME Local 315 announced ULP strikes at Northern Inyo Healthcare District: RN unit to strike Dec. 15–18 and Patient Care Technical unit on Dec. 15, pending resolution. Hospital says services will remain open with temporary staffing.

Unionized Starbucks baristas launched an open-ended strike on Nov 13 and have since expanded it; by Dec 11, organizers said more than 3,800 workers at 180+ stores in 130 cities had participated, the company’s longest work stoppage to date. Demands include better staffing, predictable scheduling and higher pay; Starbucks says fewer than 1% of U.S. stores are affected and it is willing to resume talks.

An open‑ended strike that began on Nov. 13 escalated to 180+ stores across 130 U.S. cities, with baristas walking out for fair contracts, pay, schedules, and protections.

Starbucks Workers United launched an open-ended unfair labor practice strike beginning Nov. 13; actions are ongoing into December with additional stores joining. The union says the strike spans 65+ cities and remains open-ended absent a contract.

About 1,400–1,500 teachers in West Contra Costa Unified, joined by Teamsters Local 856 classified staff, are on strike over pay, benefits, and staffing. Schools remain open with limited staffing; extracurriculars largely suspended.

Culinary Union members at the Village Pub in Terminal 3 at Harry Reid International staged a 24-hour strike from Dec 5, 5:00 a.m. to Dec 6, 5:00 a.m., seeking wage and benefit improvements.

Unionized Starbucks baristas are in an open-ended unfair labor practice strike that began Nov 13 and has expanded to 100+ stores across dozens of cities, seeking better staffing, hours, and pay; actions continue into December.

United Teachers of Richmond will strike districtwide starting Thursday, Dec. 4, over pay and benefits; Teamsters Local 856 members rejected a tentative deal and say they will join the walkout. Schools to remain open with contingency staffing.

Unionized baristas launched an open-ended ULP strike on Nov. 13 that has expanded to 120+ stores in 80+ cities and remains ongoing into Dec. 2025, seeking better staffing, pay, and a first contract.

About 135 advanced practice providers represented by the Oregon Nurses Association plan an open-ended walkout starting Dec 2 at Legacy hospitals and clinics in the Portland metro and SW Washington over wages and unpaid work.

Teachers represented by the Moses Lake Education Association began a strike on Dec 1 after talks with the district failed; schools closed with meal pick‑ups offered and some sports continuing.

An indefinite unfair-labor-practice strike that began Nov 13 expanded to 120+ stores by Black Friday and remains active into December, with demands for better pay, staffing and bargaining progress.

Unionized Blue Bottle baristas with the Blue Bottle Independent Union walked out ahead of Thanksgiving weekend in Boston (from Nov 26) and expanded to three East Bay locations on Nov 27 over alleged unfair labor practices and stalled bargaining; actions are expected to run through the holiday weekend.

Starbucks Workers United launched an open-ended ULP strike on Nov 13 that has expanded to at least 95 stores across 65 cities; actions are continuing on Nov 27 and may grow absent contract progress.

About 250 HMSHost food service workers at Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport, represented by UNITE HERE Local 17, set a strike for Nov 24–26 if no agreement is reached by 12:01 a.m. Nov 24, potentially closing or limiting many eateries in both terminals.

Unionized Starbucks baristas launched a rolling, open-ended strike on Nov 13, 2025; as of Nov 20 the union added 30 more stores (total 95 in 65 cities) and stated no end date is set.