strikes

One-day strike at 13 German airports, including main hubs, brings most flights to a halt

12:56am March 10, 2025

The German airports' association, ADV, estimated that more than 3,500 flights in total would be canceled and about 560,000 passengers affected by the 24-hour walkout.

Fliers from a recent UAW strike in Chicago.

Why workers are resorting to more strikes this year to pressure companies

9:07am October 28, 2023

by Danielle Kaye

This has been a watershed year. So far in 2023, there have been 22 major strikes: 17 at companies, making it the largest number of strikes in the private sector since 2011.

United Auto Workers members attend a solidarity rally as the UAW strikes the Big Three automakers on September 15, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan.

UAW has a unique strike strategy. It keeps Detroit Big 3 automakers guessing

4:12pm September 19, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

For the first time, the UAW is on strike against the Big 3 U.S. automakers at once. Workers at three plants have been called out so far, with more to follow Friday if there's no progress on a deal.

Drew Barrymore is no stranger to the entertainment industry.

Drew Barrymore to restart her talk show amid strikes, drawing heated criticism

3:24pm September 11, 2023

by Patrick Wood

Drew Barrymore has announced she is bringing back her talk show amid the ongoing Hollywood strikes, sparking condemnation among fellow actors and calls for the show to be picketed.

People hold signs as members of SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America East walk a picket line outside of the HBO/Amazon offices during the National Union Solidarity Day in New York City on Aug. 22, 2023. Labor unions have notched some big victories this year but organized labor still faces an uncertain future.

Economy

4 things to know on Labor Day — from the Hot Labor Summer to the Hollywood strikes

8:20am September 04, 2023

Organized labor has scored some big victories this year, including new contracts at UPS. Can the winning streak continue?

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Alabama coal miners rally at a local ballpark in Brookwood. They've been on strike against Warrior Met Coal since April 1.

Economy

Unions have enthusiasm, media spotlight. But membership numbers lag

1:04pm January 28, 2022

by Stephan Bisaha

Strikes and organizing efforts at high-profile companies have generated new enthusiasm for organized labor. But numbers tell a different story. Union membership is tied for the lowest level on record.

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Workers from a Kellogg cereal plant picket along the main rail lines leading into the facility on Oct. 6 in Omaha, Neb. Workers have gone on strike after a breakdown in contract talks with company management.

Health & Safety

A two-tier wage system roiled the auto industry. Workers today say no way

7:00am October 16, 2021

by Andrea Hsu

Nurses at Kaiser Permanente and cereal workers at Kellogg are among those protesting their companies' proposals for a two-tier wage system under which new hires would earn less for the same work.

Members of the 32BJ union participate in a "Strike for Black Lives" rally in New York City, one of the many demonstrations for racial and economic justice that took place across the U.S. on Monday.

National

Essential Workers Hold Walkouts And Protests In National 'Strike For Black Lives'

7:45pm July 20, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

Front-line workers in several U.S. cities walked off their jobs and took to the streets to demand racial and economic justice.

Graduate students marched on Kerr Hall, where the administration offices reside, to deliver their demands to the chancellor on Nov. 7. Watching in the foreground, with their backs to the camera, are Chancellor Cynthia Larive and Executive Vice Chancellor

'There's Really No Refuge': Santa Cruz Grad Students Strike Amid Housing Crunch

9:08pm December 18, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

Facing high housing costs, graduate students at University of California, Santa Cruz have demanded better pay and threatened to withhold undergrads' final grades.

Jennifer Hanner, a first-year teacher from Harts, W.Va., holds a sign Thursday at the Capitol in Charleston. Teachers statewide went on strike Thursday over pay and benefits.

West Virginia's Teachers Walk Off The Job, Protesting Low Pay And Benefit Cuts

8:34pm February 22, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Teachers formed picket lines and descended on the state Capitol to demand higher salaries and better insurance. The state has some of the lowest teacher pay in the country.