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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: Striking Further Education workers speak from the picket line at London collegeSettled

Striking Further Education workers speak from the picket line at London college

9 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 17, 2026, 1:13 AM ET
wsws.org(opens in a new tab)

“Also, I'm out striking because the ESOL department where I work, there are fewer ESOL classes now because the government has cut the funding for ...

Start: Jan 14End: Jan 16
UNITED_KINGDOM
Schools & UniversitiesOther Education
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11 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 14, 2026, 7:14 PM ET
facebook.com(opens in a new tab)

Full story: https://www.liverpoolecho.co. uk/news/liverpool-news/hundreds-liverpool -workers-strike-over- 33226854?utm_medium=Social&utm_sourc ...

UNITED_KINGDOM
Uncategorized
Image for article: Teaching union set to reveal strike ballot resultsPlanned

Teaching union set to reveal strike ballot results

11 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 14, 2026, 5:58 PM ET
bbc.com(opens in a new tab)

National strike action by the EIS union over teachers' workloads could potentially close almost every school in Scotland.

UNITED_KINGDOM
Schools & Universities
Image for article: College workers stage strong rally on third day of strikesSettled

College workers stage strong rally on third day of strikes

11 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 14, 2026, 4:54 PM ET
socialistworker.co.uk(opens in a new tab)

UCU rep David Kaplan told Socialist Worker, “The strike is part of national action for more funding for colleges and parity of pay with schoolteachers ...

Start: Jan 14End: Jan 16
UNITED_KINGDOM
Schools & UniversitiesOther Education
Image for article: Workers at Meta contractor Covalen to strike over union recognitionSettled

Workers at Meta contractor Covalen to strike over union recognition

11 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 14, 2026, 4:15 PM ET
techcentral.ie(opens in a new tab)

Workers at Covalen, a contractor providing services to Meta, are to hold two days of strike action with full with pickets at the Nova Atria ...

Start: Jan 15End: Jan 16
IRELAND
Software & IT ServicesOther Tech/Telecom
Image for article: Workers at Meta subcontractor Covalen to strike for two daysPlanned

Workers at Meta subcontractor Covalen to strike for two days

12 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 14, 2026, 1:55 PM ET
irishtimes.com(opens in a new tab)

Workers at Meta subcontractor Covalen will strike on Thursday and Friday in an ongoing dispute over trade union recognition and redundancy terms.

IRELAND
Software & IT Services
Image for article: Workers’ strike impacts German fish processor Deutsche See amid pay disputeOngoing

Workers’ strike impacts German fish processor Deutsche See amid pay dispute

12 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 14, 2026, 12:22 PM ET
undercurrentnews.com(opens in a new tab)

According to the union, workers are walking off the job at the Bremerhaven headquarters and at 16 of the company's 19 locations nationwideAround ...

200 workers
GERMANY
Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: Home Support workers vote for strike actionPlanned

Home Support workers vote for strike action

13 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 6:52 PM ET
siptu.ie(opens in a new tab)

SIPTU members working as Health Care Assistants (HCAs) in the HSE Home Support Services have voted overwhelmingly for strike action.

UNITED_KINGDOM
Nursing & Care FacilitiesOther HealthcareOther Public Services
Image for article: Airedale Hospital workers to strike over continuing pension inequalityPlanned

Airedale Hospital workers to strike over continuing pension inequality

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 2:00 PM ET
yorkshirebylines.co.uk(opens in a new tab)

Nearly 200 essential staff at Airedale Hospital in Steeton, Keighley, will strike for seven days in their campaign for pension equality.

200 workers
UNITED_KINGDOM
Hospitals & ClinicsPublic Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)
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14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 1:14 PM ET
nz.news.yahoo.com(opens in a new tab)

About 50 staff members from WSP Textiles have started nine days of strike action [BBC]. Workers who make cloth coatings for snooker tables and ...

50 workers
UNITED_KINGDOM
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Other Manufacturing
Image for article: WSP Textiles: Snooker textiles firm staff strike in row over paySettled

WSP Textiles: Snooker textiles firm staff strike in row over pay

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 1:00 PM ET
bbc.com(opens in a new tab)

Workers who make cloth coatings for snooker tables and tennis balls used worldwide are taking strike action for the first time ever over their pay.

Start: Jan 3End: Jan 1150 workers
UNITED_KINGDOM
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)

Louvre workers vote to extend strike as security scrutiny intensifies - MSN

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 12:22 PM ET
msn.com(opens in a new tab)

Employees at the Louvre Museum voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world's most visited museum.

Ongoing
FRANCE
Arts & Culture
Image for article: Louvre Closes as Staff Strikes ContinueSettled

Louvre Closes as Staff Strikes Continue

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 11:38 AM ET
artnews.com(opens in a new tab)

Paris's Louvre Museum closed Monday due to another staff strike, the latest in a series of disruptions over pay, staffing, and working conditions.

Start: Jan 12End: Jan 14
FRANCE
Arts & Culture
Image for article: Mental health charity staff to strike this weekOngoing

Mental health charity staff to strike this week

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 11:02 AM ET
charitytimes.com(opens in a new tab)

Mental health charity staff to strike this week. By Joe Lepper 12/1/26. More than 100 members of the union Unison working at South West of England ...

Start: Jan 13End: Jan 22116 workers
UNITED_KINGDOM
Hospitals & ClinicsOther Healthcare
Image for article: Colleges strike fighting for pay and educationPlanned

Colleges strike fighting for pay and education

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 7:39 AM ET
socialistworker.co.uk(opens in a new tab)

While UCU higher education members prepare for strikes at 30 colleges, university workers are beginning the new year fighting.

Start: Jan 14End: Jan 16
UNITED_KINGDOM
Schools & Universities
Image for article: Louvre Museum announces new closure due to strikeOngoing

Louvre Museum announces new closure due to strike

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 6:47 AM ET
lemonde.fr(opens in a new tab)

The Louvre in Paris said a strike action by staff was forcing it to close on Monday. In recent months, the world's most visited museum has been ...

FRANCE
Arts & Culture
Image for article: Louvre workers strike against large-scale museum renovation - PRAGMATIKA.MEDIAOngoing

Louvre workers strike against large-scale museum renovation - PRAGMATIKA.MEDIA

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 5:58 AM ET
pragmatika.media(opens in a new tab)

Employees at the Louvre in Paris went on strike this week, demanding that plans for a major renovation of the museum be scrapped and instead ...

Start: Jan 5
FRANCE
Arts & Culture

LVMH Champagne union calls for further strikes - Wine Business

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 12, 2026, 3:14 AM ET
winebusiness.com(opens in a new tab)

e CGT labour union at LVMH's Moet&Chandon and Veuve Clicquot champagne units called for new strike actions of "at least three hours of walkouts" ...

Planned
FRANCE
Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: Outsourced call-centre workers to resume strike over pay, causing ‘considerable disruption’ for the finance sectorPlanned

Outsourced call-centre workers to resume strike over pay, causing ‘considerable disruption’ for the finance sector

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 11, 2026, 7:37 PM ET
morningstaronline.co.uk(opens in a new tab)

OUTSOURCED call-centre and back-office workers for Lloyds, M&G, Aviva and Phoenix will resume and escalate strike action against Diligenta on ...

1,000 workers
UNITED_KINGDOM
BankingInsuranceInvestment & Asset ManagementOther Finance
Image for article: Labour Court to hear secretaries, caretakers disputeSettled

Labour Court to hear secretaries, caretakers dispute

14 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 11, 2026, 7:09 PM ET
rte.ie(opens in a new tab)

... striking workers demanding access to public sector pensions and other entitlements ... The dispute saw around 2,600 school secretaries and caretakers, ...

2,600 workers
IRELAND
Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Schools & Universities

Rail workers' strike: Massimo D'Angelo (USB) calls for safety and rights after the killing of tra...

15 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 11, 2026, 5:56 AM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

Usb sostiene lo sciopero nazionale dei ferrovieri dopo l'uccisione del capotreno Alessandro Ambrosio. Il sindacato denuncia carenze su sicurezza, ...

Planned
ITALY
Rail & Metro
Image for article: Enough is enough, says bishop on Birmingham bin strikesOngoing

Enough is enough, says bishop on Birmingham bin strikes

15 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 11, 2026, 2:11 AM ET
bbc.com(opens in a new tab)

"Workers deserve respect, residents deserve reliable services, and council taxpayers deserve value for money, transparency, and accountability." 'Made ...

275 workers
UNITED_KINGDOM
Water & Waste ManagementPublic Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Other Public Services
Image for article: Co-ordinated Airport and Local-Transport Strikes on 9–10 January Snarl Business TravelSettled

Co-ordinated Airport and Local-Transport Strikes on 9–10 January Snarl Business Travel

15 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 10, 2026, 7:52 PM ET
visahq.com(opens in a new tab)

Strikes by airport ground staff, local-transit workers and some airline crews on 9–10 January cancelled dozens of flights and complicated airport ...

Start: Jan 9End: Jan 10
ITALY
AirlinesRail & MetroRoad Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)
Image for article: Peeps into the Past: When Farnham rallied behind ambulance crews on <b>strike</b> - Alton HeraldSettled

Peeps into the Past: When Farnham rallied behind ambulance crews on strike - Alton Herald

16 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 10, 2026, 3:06 PM ET
altonherald.com(opens in a new tab)

At the time, ambulance workers were pushing back against the idea that they were simply transport staff. Remarks by the then Health Secretary, Kenneth ...

Start: Jan 1End: Feb 28
UNITED_KINGDOM
Road Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)Other HealthcareEmergency Services (police, fire, paramedics)