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Samsung Workers Rally, Threaten 18-Day Strike Over Pay and Bonuses

Rally by 40,000 unionized employees in South Korea cut chip output 18.4%; union seeks profit-sharing, bonus cap removal, eyes strike next month

An estimated 40,000 unionized employees at Samsung Electronics rallied in South Korea, cutting semiconductor output by 18.4 percent in a single day and warning of an 18-day strike next month. The union is pressing the company to distribute 15 percent of operating profit to workers and to abolish a cap on bonuses, citing wages and working conditions. The mobilization follows public demands for higher compensation and sets the stage for a potential escalation if bargaining does not resolve the dispute.

In the United States, Teamster-represented Costco workers authorized a nationwide strike over wages and benefits, covering more than 18,000 employees. In Toronto, the transit agency requested a no-board report after CUPE Local 2 backed strike action, starting a 17-day countdown toward a possible lockout or walkout. Several disputes moved toward resolution: unions at BMC South in Brockton rescinded strike notices; 32BJ SEIU reached a tentative deal for 34,000 New York City building service workers; Harvard Academic Workers-UAW delayed a planned walkout; and Sheridan teachers in Colorado secured a tentative agreement. One public-sector action remains unresolved as Lorain County Job and Family Services workers continue a months-long strike, while a sister unit ratified a new contract.

Key Insight

Co-occurring strike threats and tentative agreements across three countries indicate an active bargaining cycle spanning technology, retail, transit, healthcare, education, and public services.

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Image for article: Long-term care home <b>strikes</b> mounting as no progress made - CityNews HalifaxOngoing

Long-term care home strikes mounting as no progress made - CityNews Halifax

12 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 7:17 PM ET
halifax.citynews.ca(opens in a new tab)

Workers at another Nova Scotia long term care facility will be hitting the pictet line as early as Saturday. CUPE Local 4919 said over 100 workers at ...

Start: Apr 25100 workers
CANADA
Nursing & Care Facilities
Image for article: BMC South Brockton <b>workers</b> delay next week&#39;s <b>strike</b>. What union said - Enterprise NewsSettled

BMC South Brockton workers delay next week's strike. What union said - Enterprise News

13 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 6:16 PM ET
enterprisenews.com(opens in a new tab)

Unions poised to strike at Boston Medical Center South in Brockton have backed off on an exact date, according to BMC. What we know about why.

Start: Apr 30End: May 1
UNITED_STATES
Hospitals & Clinics
Image for article: Teamster-Represented Costco <b>Workers</b> &#39;Vote To Authorize Nationwide <b>Strike</b> Over Fair ...Planned

Teamster-Represented Costco Workers 'Vote To Authorize Nationwide Strike Over Fair ...

13 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 5:50 PM ET
wnylabortoday.com(opens in a new tab)

Teamster-Represented Costco Workers 'Vote To Authorize Nationwide Strike Over Fair Wages & Benefits' In A New Contract. Go Back; Print Story. Share.

18,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
General Retail (supermarkets, department stores)Other RetailWarehousing & Distribution
Image for article: Union Organizing Needs Leadership Density - JacobinStatus Unknown

Union Organizing Needs Leadership Density - Jacobin

13 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 5:44 PM ET
jacobin.com(opens in a new tab)

The recent organizing breakthroughs of the United Auto Workers (UAW) in auto manufacturing in the South, major nationwide strikes, and decisive ...

UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: Potential job action involving TTC electrical and signal <b>workers</b> looms weeks before FIFA World CupPlanned

Potential job action involving TTC electrical and signal workers looms weeks before FIFA World Cup

14 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 5:20 PM ET
cp24.com(opens in a new tab)

The request came after CUPE Local 2, which represents the TTC's communications, electrical and signal workers, said members voted in favour of strike ...

700 workers
CANADA
Rail & MetroRoad Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)
Image for article: Academic <b>Workers</b> Thought They Were Ready to <b>Strike</b>. Their Leaders Disagreed. | NewsSettled

Academic Workers Thought They Were Ready to Strike. Their Leaders Disagreed. | News

15 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 4:06 PM ET
thecrimson.com(opens in a new tab)

Leaders of Harvard's non-tenure-track faculty union quietly called off plans for a spring strike, overriding a membership vote after concluding ...

UNITED_STATES
Schools & Universities
Image for article: 32BJ SEIU Residential Building Service Workers Win Demands, Strike AvertedSettled

32BJ SEIU Residential Building Service Workers Win Demands, Strike Averted

16 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 3:16 PM ET
nycclc.org(opens in a new tab)

32BJ SEIU bargaining committee representing 34000 residential building service workers in New York City reached a tentative agreement Friday with ...

34,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Real Estate & Property Services
Image for article: Sheridan teachers strike: Union and district reach a tentative contract agreementSettled

Sheridan teachers strike: Union and district reach a tentative contract agreement

16 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 2:48 PM ET
chalkbeat.org(opens in a new tab)

... strike. The teachers union and the school district reached a ... Union organizers said lunchroom workers are the lowest-paid CPS employees.

Start: Apr 1End: Apr 18
UNITED_STATES
Schools & Universities
Image for article: News & Commentary: April 24, 2026 ✦ OnLaborPlanned

News & Commentary: April 24, 2026 ✦ OnLabor

17 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 2:18 PM ET
onlabor.org(opens in a new tab)

NYC unions urge Mamdani to veto anti-protest “buffer zones” bill; 40000 unionized Samsung workers rally for higher pay; and Labubu Dolls found to ...

UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: As Job and Family Services Continue Months-Long Strike, UAW Local 2192 Members at Lorain County Children Services Ratify New Contract, Breaking County “Pattern”Ongoing

As Job and Family Services Continue Months-Long Strike, UAW Local 2192 Members at Lorain County Children Services Ratify New Contract, Breaking County “Pattern”

17 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
uaw.org(opens in a new tab)

Today, as Lorain County Job and Family Services workers remain on strike going over two months, County Commissioners voted to accept a new ...

UNITED_STATES
Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)

Samsung workers rally in South Korea | DW News - YouTube

17 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 1:36 PM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

Tens of thousands of Samsung employees in South Korea are threatening strike action over low wages, bonuses and working conditions.

Planned
SOUTH_KOREA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: Turkish mine workers stage hunger strike in Ankara - Türkiye TodayOngoing

Turkish mine workers stage hunger strike in Ankara - Türkiye Today

18 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 12:52 PM ET
turkiyetoday.com(opens in a new tab)

One worker asks what happens to a family that goes so long without pay. In a clear protest slogan, workers say they work 29 days to satisfy the ...

100 workers
TURKEY
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Other ManufacturingUncategorized
Image for article: Inpex Ichthys LNG: Australian unions agree to delay strike action amid Fair Work Commission conciliationPlanned

Inpex Ichthys LNG: Australian unions agree to delay strike action amid Fair Work Commission conciliation

19 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 12:07 PM ET
afr.com(opens in a new tab)

Hundreds of production workers at one of the country's largest LNG facilities have overwhelmingly endorsed strike options of up to 24 hours a day, ...

Start: May 24396 workers
AUSTRALIA
Oil & Gas (exploration, refining, distribution)
Image for article: Harvard Graduate Student Workers StrikeOngoing

Harvard Graduate Student Workers Strike

19 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 11:54 AM ET
harvardmagazine.com(opens in a new tab)

Harvard Graduate Student Workers Strike. Union demands higher pay, protections for non-citizen members, and changes to the harassment complaint ...

4,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Schools & Universities
Image for article: The Limits of the the Labor RevivalSettled

The Limits of the the Labor Revival

19 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 11:42 AM ET
compactmag.com(opens in a new tab)

... Workers of the World (IWW)-led textile workers' strike. All union-busting students received an automatic Gentlemen's C on their midterms. For ...

UNITED_STATES
Schools & UniversitiesOther ManufacturingJournalism & PublishingUncategorized
Image for article: Accessibility advocates, students concerned as GRT workers prepare to strikePlanned

Accessibility advocates, students concerned as GRT workers prepare to strike

19 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 11:31 AM ET
kitchener.citynews.ca(opens in a new tab)

Unifor Local 4304 represents 850 transit workers in Waterloo Region who are in position to strike as of next Friday. They voted 93 per cent in favour ...

Start: May 1850 workers
CANADA
Road Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)Other Transport
Image for article: Long-term care workers in Lunenburg, N.S., join CUPE strikeOngoing

Long-term care workers in Lunenburg, N.S., join CUPE strike

20 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 11:17 AM ET
ctvnews.ca(opens in a new tab)

... Striking CUPE workers are pictured on April 14, 2026. (Jonathan MacInnis/CTV Atlantic). A 30th long-term care home has joined the ongoing strike ...

CANADA
Nursing & Care Facilities

London subway workers' strike enters fourth day - YouTube

20 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 11:17 AM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

The strike by London Underground workers has now entered its fourth consecutive day, causing widespread disruption across the capital's transport ...

Ongoing
UNITED_KINGDOM
Rail & Metro
Image for article: Mayday! Can a May 1 general strike save American democracy?Planned

Mayday! Can a May 1 general strike save American democracy?

20 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 11:01 AM ET
inquirer.com(opens in a new tab)

The No Kings movement faces its toughest test in barely a week. Will students and workers walk out to protest Trumpism?

Start: May 1End: May 11,000,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Uncategorized
Image for article: Residents, families say Nova Scotia long-term care worker strike taking toll on themOngoing

Residents, families say Nova Scotia long-term care worker strike taking toll on them

20 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 10:53 AM ET
globalnews.ca(opens in a new tab)

Ten days into a strike by some unionized long-term care workers in Nova Scotia, both residents and family members say the job action is taking its ...

3,000 workers
CANADA
Nursing & Care Facilities
Image for article: In Support of the Graduate Workers Strike | Opinion | The Harvard CrimsonOngoing

In Support of the Graduate Workers Strike | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

20 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 10:46 AM ET
thecrimson.com(opens in a new tab)

Harvard graduate workers are on strike this week. · The Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers has been in negotiations with the Harvard ...

UNITED_STATES
Schools & Universities
Image for article: LIRR president Rob Free optimistic strike can be avertedPlanned

LIRR president Rob Free optimistic strike can be averted

20 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 10:26 AM ET
newsday.com(opens in a new tab)

... workers. But the five LIRR labor organizations are demanding a fourth year at 5%. The MTA has countered with an offered 4.5% raise in the fourth ...

UNITED_STATES
Rail & Metro
Image for article: Hundreds walk out at ISU in support of striking workersOngoing

Hundreds walk out at ISU in support of striking workers

20 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 10:25 AM ET
25newsnow.com(opens in a new tab)

Hundreds of students walked out at Illinois State University, marching alongside striking AFSCME 1110 workers now in their third week on the ...

UNITED_STATES
Other Public ServicesSchools & Universities
Image for article: Missouri lawmakers demand Olin Corp. negotiate with striking ammo plant workersOngoing

Missouri lawmakers demand Olin Corp. negotiate with striking ammo plant workers

21 HR AGO
PUBLISHED APR 24, 2026, 10:20 AM ET
kctv5.com(opens in a new tab)

Missouri congressmen are pressuring Olin Corp. to negotiate with 1300+ striking ammunition plant workers before families lose health insurance.

1,300 workers
UNITED_STATES
Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)