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Image for article: Dana workers prepare to fight as thousands of US auto parts workers face contract expirations in 2026Planned

Dana workers prepare to fight as thousands of US auto parts workers face contract expirations in 2026

23 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 11, 2026, 10:51 PM ET
wsws.org(opens in a new tab)

Since the 1980s, the United Auto Workers (UAW) and the United Steelworkers (USW) have systematically sold out strikes and suppressed auto parts ...

4,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: Inside Venezuela's oil refineries - The Counteroffensive with Tim MakStatus Unknown

Inside Venezuela's oil refineries - The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

23 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 11, 2026, 1:16 PM ET
counteroffensive.news(opens in a new tab)

Workers like José have kept Venezuela's oil industry alive, an industry ... The Trump administration's strike on the capital, and subsequent ...

VENEZUELA
Oil & Gas (exploration, refining, distribution)Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Freight & Cargo
Image for article: Libbey Glass workers resist sabotage by IAM, USW officials as Toledo strike nears 5 monthsOngoing

Libbey Glass workers resist sabotage by IAM, USW officials as Toledo strike nears 5 months

25 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 09, 2026, 1:08 AM ET
wsws.org(opens in a new tab)

After nearly five months on strike, more than 500 Libbey Glass workers in Toledo, Ohio continue to hold the picket line against an employer ...

Start: Aug 23500 workers
UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Other Manufacturing
Image for article: International Union delegation demands justice for injured GM workers in ColombiaOngoing

International Union delegation demands justice for injured GM workers in Colombia

26 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 08, 2026, 1:17 AM ET
peoplesworld.org(opens in a new tab)

... workers in Colombia at their strike encampment.| UAW Instagram. BOGOTÁ—A delegation of international unions, led by the United Auto Workers (UAW) ...

Start: Jan 1
COLOMBIA
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: Hundreds of hourly city <b>workers</b> in Palo Alto, California are starting the new year with ... - FacebookPlanned

Hundreds of hourly city workers in Palo Alto, California are starting the new year with ... - Facebook

27 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 07, 2026, 9:33 PM ET
facebook.com(opens in a new tab)

Auto Workers Strike Plants at All Three of the Big 3 ... Employee unions representing 4,500 San Jose workers are voting on a possible strike over wage ...

UNITED_STATES
Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: International Union delegation demands justice for injured GM workers in ColombiaOngoing

International Union delegation demands justice for injured GM workers in Colombia

27 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 07, 2026, 2:44 PM ET
peoplesworld.org(opens in a new tab)

UAW union members visiting ASOTRECOL auto workers in Colombia at their strike encampment.| UAW Instagram. BOGOTÁ—A delegation of international ...

Start: Jan 1
COLOMBIA
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: The Empire is Teetering! Why is There No General Strike?Status Unknown

The Empire is Teetering! Why is There No General Strike?

27 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 07, 2026, 8:00 AM ET
counterpunch.org(opens in a new tab)

The union bosses know they are corrupt, and they are going to protect their corruption at all costs. A United Auto Workers president threatened to ...

UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Uncategorized
Image for article: IAM Union Members At Ohio’s Libbey Glass Win Contract After 18-Week StrikeSettled

IAM Union Members At Ohio’s Libbey Glass Win Contract After 18-Week Strike

27 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 07, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
wnylabortoday.com(opens in a new tab)

After bravely holding the line for four months, International Association of Machinists (IAM) Union Local 1297 Members who work at Libbey Glass in ...

UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)
Image for article: A world on strike: The working class answered back in 2025Settled

A world on strike: The working class answered back in 2025

28 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 06, 2026, 3:08 PM ET
peoplesworld.org(opens in a new tab)

For workers in the United States, 2025 was a year of stark contrasts, mirroring the international situation between mass mobilizations and assaults on ...

250,000,000 workers
INDIAITALYPORTUGALUNITED_STATES
E-commerceHeavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Warehousing & DistributionUncategorized
Image for article: Contract for 30,000 refinery workers set to expire as US oil stocks jump after Trump’s attack on VenezuelaPlanned

Contract for 30,000 refinery workers set to expire as US oil stocks jump after Trump’s attack on Venezuela

28 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 06, 2026, 10:46 AM ET
wsws.org(opens in a new tab)

The blocking of the strike in 2022 by the USW allowed the corporations to increase the exploitation of refinery workers and undermine basic safety ...

30,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Oil & Gas (exploration, refining, distribution)Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: Mantoverde <b>strike</b> disrupts Capstone operations in Chile and unsettles the marketSettled

Mantoverde strike disrupts Capstone operations in Chile and unsettles the market

29 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 05, 2026, 6:38 PM ET
bnamericas.com(opens in a new tab)

Some 96% of the members of Mantoverde Union No. 2, which brings together more than 640 workers, approved the strike to demand wage adjustments and ...

Start: Jan 2End: Jan 5640 workers
CHILE
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Freight & CargoUncategorized
Image for article: CITU calls upon workers to make February 12 general strike a big successPlanned

CITU calls upon workers to make February 12 general strike a big success

30 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 04, 2026, 11:48 AM ET
thehindu.com(opens in a new tab)

CITU urges workers to unite for a successful general strike on February 12, 2026, against oppressive Labour Codes.

Start: Feb 12End: Feb 12
INDIA
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Freight & Cargo
Image for article: Nearly quarter of Capstone workers on strike todayPlanned

Nearly quarter of Capstone workers on strike today

32 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 02, 2026, 6:43 AM ET
miningmagazine.com(opens in a new tab)

A strike by one of the main labour unions at the Mantoverde copper and gold mine in northern Chile is set to begin today, reducing output at a key ...

CHILE
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: Top Links 969 Angry French steel workers. The case for European counter-policy. Broligarchie. Audrey Hepburn & Anne Frank.Ongoing

Top Links 969 Angry French steel workers. The case for European counter-policy. Broligarchie. Audrey Hepburn & Anne Frank.

33 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED JAN 01, 2026, 7:43 AM ET
adamtooze.substack.com(opens in a new tab)

It was in this context that, in early December, a spontaneous strike movement took both the company's management and the CGT trade union by surprise.

FRANCE
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: Night-Night HistorySettled

Night-Night History

34 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED DEC 31, 2025, 12:58 AM ET
michaelmoore.com(opens in a new tab)

... strike of General Motors auto workers. The workers hold up signs and an dummy with a sign on it reading, 'G.M. Stool,' hangs from the window.

UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: Flint autoworkers started historic Sit-Down Strike 89 years ago todaySettled

Flint autoworkers started historic Sit-Down Strike 89 years ago today

35 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED DEC 30, 2025, 12:04 PM ET
mlive.com(opens in a new tab)

GM employees, retirees, and boosters mark the end of the Sit-Down Strike every February by gathering in Flint for a traditional bean soup lunch on ...

Start: Dec 30End: Feb 11
UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: Tehran Bazaar Strikes as Dollar Hits 145,000 Tomans While Protests Continue Across Iran - NCRIOngoing

Tehran Bazaar Strikes as Dollar Hits 145,000 Tomans While Protests Continue Across Iran - NCRI

36 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED DEC 29, 2025, 1:33 PM ET
ncr-iran.org(opens in a new tab)

The striking workers issued a stark condemnation of the regime's labor policies: “This is the logic of a sovereignty that views the worker as a ...

Start: Dec 197,000 workers
IRAN
Rail & MetroHeavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Other Logistics
Image for article: #Insorgiamo: A Factory Occupation for the ClimateOngoing

#Insorgiamo: A Factory Occupation for the Climate

37 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED DEC 28, 2025, 9:32 AM ET
socialistproject.ca(opens in a new tab)

Imagine a climate strike in which 40000 industrial workers, climate activists, pacifists, and other non-politically active people are brought ...

Start: Jul 9
ITALY
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: Aurora Gold Mines workers strike and demand 10% salary increase - News Source GuyanaOngoing

Aurora Gold Mines workers strike and demand 10% salary increase - News Source Guyana

37 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED DEC 28, 2025, 8:30 AM ET
newssourcegy.com(opens in a new tab)

Another worker said the management at the company needs to better recognise the contribution of the workers, explaining that many workers are forced ...

Start: Dec 28
GUYANA
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Uncategorized
Image for article: Former Chattanooga activist Chris Brooks has left his senior union post after federal monitor reportPlanned

Former Chattanooga activist Chris Brooks has left his senior union post after federal monitor report

38 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED DEC 27, 2025, 5:30 PM ET
timesfreepress.com(opens in a new tab)

After the Detroit Three — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis — agreed to a new contract with UAW in 2023, following a strike, workers ratified an ...

UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)