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Kaiser Unions Issue Strike Notice as Tens of Thousands Threaten Walkout

Planned walkout would affect Kaiser Permanente sites in California, while New York nurses strike continues and Victoria health workers plan action

Unions representing nurses and health care professionals have delivered a strike notice covering Kaiser Permanente facilities across California, with tens of thousands threatening to walk out. The planned action would affect Kaiser locations statewide, according to reports on January 18, 2026. It follows a previous Kaiser strike last fall.

In New York City, nurses represented by the New York State Nurses Association are in the fifth day of a strike affecting three Mount Sinai hospitals, with talks resuming at the request of a mediator, the union said. Roughly 15,000 nurses walked off the job Monday; a separate meeting with NewYork-Presbyterian and a federal mediator ran late with little progress, according to the union, while the hospital called the proposals “unreasonable.” Separately, technical and technologist employees represented by Teamsters 760 began a strike January 17 at MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital in Washington amid first-contract talks, and thousands of health workers in Victoria, Australia, plan to strike over pay. Together, the actions span the healthcare sector across multiple U.S. states and Australia.

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Planned and active healthcare labor actions are reported in California, New York, Washington, and Victoria.

Updated January 18, 2026
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Image for article: BlinkIt, Swiggy: India pushes companies to remove 10-min delivery deadlinesSettled

BlinkIt, Swiggy: India pushes companies to remove 10-min delivery deadlines

12 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 14, 2026, 12:02 PM ET
bbc.com(opens in a new tab)

... workers went on strike, demanding fair wages, dignity and safer conditions. While the disruption to customers was limited, the protest sparked a ...

INDIA
Road Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)Courier & Last-Mile DeliveryInformal / Gig Economy
Image for article: Seoul City Bus <b>Workers Strike</b> Halts Operations, Disrupts CommutersOngoing

Seoul City Bus Workers Strike Halts Operations, Disrupts Commuters

13 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
chosun.com(opens in a new tab)

Seoul City Bus Workers Strike Halts Operations, Disrupts Commuters First strike in two years over wage dispute triggers emergency transit measures ...

SOUTH_KOREA
Road Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)Other Transport
Image for article: Nationwide protests against power privatization in PakistanOngoing

Nationwide protests against power privatization in Pakistan

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 10:31 AM ET
industriall-union.org(opens in a new tab)

Workers across Pakistan staged a nationwide protest, on 6 January, against the proposed privatisation of profitable power distribution companies ...

Start: Jan 6
PAKISTAN
Power Generation (electricity, renewables, nuclear)Other Utilities
Image for article: Korea:  Teachers win breakthrough on political rights after hunger strike and relentless campaignSettled

Korea: Teachers win breakthrough on political rights after hunger strike and relentless campaign

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 8:11 AM ET
ei-ie.org(opens in a new tab)

After more than 60 days of sit-ins and a seven-day hunger strike, the Korean Teachers and Education Workers' Union (KTU) has secured a landmark ...

Start: Nov 12End: Dec 25
SOUTH_KOREA
Schools & Universities
Image for article: Gig workers’ strike in India spurs debate on human cost of delivery raceStatus Unknown

Gig workers’ strike in India spurs debate on human cost of delivery race

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 5:50 AM ET
scmp.com(opens in a new tab)

A New Year's Eve flash strike by gig workers in India who provide commerce connectivity, such as through 10-minute doorstep deliveries, ...

200,000 workers
INDIA
E-commerceCourier & Last-Mile DeliveryInformal / Gig Economy
Image for article: While the Seoul City Bus Workers' Union announced a strike, the Seoul Metropolitan Government starte.. - MKPlanned

While the Seoul City Bus Workers' Union announced a strike, the Seoul Metropolitan Government starte.. - MK

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 3:30 AM ET
mk.co.kr(opens in a new tab)

While the Seoul City Bus Workers' Union announced a strike, the Seoul Metropolitan Government started to minimize traffic congestion on the way to ...

Start: Jan 13
SOUTH_KOREA
Rail & MetroRoad Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)
Image for article: Repeal Labour Codes or be prepared for general strike on 12 Feb: Trade unionsPlanned

Repeal Labour Codes or be prepared for general strike on 12 Feb: Trade unions

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 2:36 AM ET
hrkatha.com(opens in a new tab)

On 9 January 2026, ten Central Trade Unions (CTUs) decided to call for a general strike on 12 Feb. against Labour Codes.

Start: Feb 12
INDIA
Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Other Public ServicesUncategorized
Image for article: Oil prices rise as bloody crackdown on Iran protests suggests Tehran fears a 'dire security threat to the regime' with loyalty of forces in doubt | FortuneOngoing

Oil prices rise as bloody crackdown on Iran protests suggests Tehran fears a 'dire security threat to the regime' with loyalty of forces in doubt | Fortune

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 1:33 AM ET
fortune.com(opens in a new tab)

In fact, anti-government protests have already spread to Iran's oil sector with workers at a large refining and petrochemical complex going on strike.

IRAN
Oil & Gas (exploration, refining, distribution)
Image for article: Commuters advised to brace for disruptions as unionized bus workers strike loomsPlanned

Commuters advised to brace for disruptions as unionized bus workers strike looms

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 12:55 AM ET
m.ajupress.com(opens in a new tab)

... strike. The eleventh-hour talks come after the workers issued an ultimatum for a strike slated for Tuesday, following a series of previous ...

Start: Jan 13End: Jan 13
SOUTH_KOREA
Road Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)
Image for article: Frightening ordeal as Sky News team forced into cars and camera seized - with dissent in China rising dramaticallyOngoing

Frightening ordeal as Sky News team forced into cars and camera seized - with dissent in China rising dramatically

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 12:52 AM ET
news.sky.com(opens in a new tab)

Hundreds of factory workers, clad in matching blue overall uniforms, out together on strike. ... A heavy police presence at a days-long protest held by ...

CHINA
Other Manufacturing
Image for article: Seoul bus union prepares for final negotiations ahead of possible strikePlanned

Seoul bus union prepares for final negotiations ahead of possible strike

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 11, 2026, 9:07 PM ET
koreajoongangdaily.joins.com(opens in a new tab)

Korean Railway Workers' Union to begin strike on Dec. 11 if wage demands aren't met. Wage and collective bargaining talks have been deadlocked since ...

Start: Jan 13
SOUTH_KOREA
Road Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)Emergency Services (police, fire, paramedics)
Image for article: UNRWA staff protest in Gaza against decision to dismiss 600 employeesSettled

UNRWA staff protest in Gaza against decision to dismiss 600 employees

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 11, 2026, 6:34 PM ET
middleeastmonitor.com(opens in a new tab)

Employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) staged a sit-in in front of its administrative headquarters ...

Start: Jan 11End: Jan 11
EGYPTISRAEL
Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Non-profit & NGOs
Image for article: Restaurant workers’ strike suspended till Feb 5Ongoing

Restaurant workers’ strike suspended till Feb 5

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 11, 2026, 5:12 PM ET
newagebd.net(opens in a new tab)

Minimum Wage Bastabayan Sangram Parishad has suspended the countrywide work abstention programme of workers and employees slated for January 14 up ...

Start: Feb 5
BANGLADESH
Hotels & AccommodationRestaurants & Food Service
Image for article: Statement of the Tudeh Party of Iran: Long live the dynamic, encompassing, and heroic uprising of the Iranian people against the dictatorship of Ali Khamenei!Ongoing

Statement of the Tudeh Party of Iran: Long live the dynamic, encompassing, and heroic uprising of the Iranian people against the dictatorship of Ali Khamenei!

15 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 11, 2026, 11:39 AM ET
tudehpartyiran.org(opens in a new tab)

To the militant and conscious folk; workers and all working people; heroic women; and brave youth and students of Iran! The popular protest ...

IRAN
Non-profit & NGOsUncategorized
Image for article: General Strike on Feb 12 Against New Labour Codes!Planned

General Strike on Feb 12 Against New Labour Codes!

15 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 11, 2026, 8:03 AM ET
newsclick.in(opens in a new tab)

At a National Convention of Workers held in Delhi, 10 central trade unions announced a nationwide general strike on February 12 against the labour ...

Start: Feb 12End: Feb 12
INDIA
Uncategorized
Image for article: New Labour Codes: TUs Pledge to Make Feb 12 General Strike ‘Unprecedented’Planned

New Labour Codes: TUs Pledge to Make Feb 12 General Strike ‘Unprecedented’

15 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 11, 2026, 1:28 AM ET
newsclick.in(opens in a new tab)

Workers across sectors, such as insurance, banks, electricity, informal sector as well as agri workers and farmers plan to join the strike.

INDIA
Power Generation (electricity, renewables, nuclear)Farming & LivestockBankingInformal / Gig Economy
Image for article: Exiled prince calls for continued protests, says preparing to return home | Iran InternationalSettled

Exiled prince calls for continued protests, says preparing to return home | Iran International

16 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 10, 2026, 12:19 PM ET
iranintl.com(opens in a new tab)

... workers to start nationwide strikes ... strike. The exiled prince urged protesters to take to the streets again on Saturday and Sunday evenings ...

Start: Jan 10End: Jan 11
IRAN
Other TransportOther UtilitiesUncategorized
Image for article: Pahlavi Calls On Iranians To Capture Cities, Launch Nation-wide <b>Strike</b> - i24NEWSPlanned

Pahlavi Calls On Iranians To Capture Cities, Launch Nation-wide Strike - i24NEWS

16 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 10, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
i24news.tv(opens in a new tab)

... strike. Video poster. Internet blackout in Iran: internet goes down ... He also called on "workers and employees in key sectors of the economy ...

IRAN
Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Uncategorized
Image for article: PAHLAVI CALLS FOR <b>STRIKES</b> TO SHUT THE COUNTRY DOWN Exiled Iranian opposition ...Planned

PAHLAVI CALLS FOR STRIKES TO SHUT THE COUNTRY DOWN Exiled Iranian opposition ...

16 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 10, 2026, 9:04 AM ET
x.com(opens in a new tab)

... workers in oil, gas, and energy to launch a nationwide strike. He's also calling for mass protests across the country. The message? Hit the regime ...

IRAN
Oil & Gas (exploration, refining, distribution)
Image for article: Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the PacificPlanned

Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific

16 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 10, 2026, 8:02 AM ET
wsws.org(opens in a new tab)

Industrial Bank of Korea workers to strike over pay cap; India: Tamil Nadu secondary grade teachers demand equal pay; Bangladesh: Hotel and ...

BANGLADESHINDIASOUTH_KOREA
Hospitals & ClinicsPublic Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Schools & UniversitiesBanking
Image for article: 200,000 Gig Workers Strike Puts India’s 10-Minute Delivery Model Under Scrutiny - FranchiseIndiaStatus Unknown

200,000 Gig Workers Strike Puts India’s 10-Minute Delivery Model Under Scrutiny - FranchiseIndia

16 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 10, 2026, 2:53 AM ET
entrepreneurindia.com(opens in a new tab)

While gig workers have long raised concerns around pay, safety, and respect, the union leading the protest pushed for a more disruptive demand: ending ...

200,000 workers
INDIA
Road Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)E-commerceCourier & Last-Mile Delivery

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

18 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 08, 2026, 2:19 PM ET
wsws.org(opens in a new tab)

Strike by French doctors over government budget measures · Theatre performers, musicians and technicians in Greece strike for improved pay and ...

Status Unknown
FRANCEGREECETURKEY
Hospitals & ClinicsOther HealthcareArts & CultureWarehousing & DistributionCourier & Last-Mile Delivery
Image for article: 40,000 gig workers launch flash strike in India demanding fair pay and securitySettled

40,000 gig workers launch flash strike in India demanding fair pay and security

18 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 08, 2026, 1:48 PM ET
humanrightsresearch.org(opens in a new tab)

Author: · On December 31st, a nationwide flash strike was held by the labour union the · Strikes · For those who are dependent on app-based platforms, a ...

Start: Dec 31End: Dec 3140,000 workers
INDIA
Road Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)Courier & Last-Mile DeliveryInformal / Gig Economy
Image for article: Iran Protests Day 11: Energy <b>Workers</b> Join <b>Strikes</b> as Security Forces Retreat in Major CitiesOngoing

Iran Protests Day 11: Energy Workers Join Strikes as Security Forces Retreat in Major Cities

18 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 07, 2026, 7:53 PM ET
ncr-iran.org(opens in a new tab)

The most critical development on Day 11 was the expansion of strikes into the country's vital energy sector. Workers at the South Pars refineries, the ...

Start: Jan 7
IRAN
Oil & Gas (exploration, refining, distribution)