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Image for article: Nearly 40 years ago, Jesse Jackson rallied striking mill workers in rural MaineSettled

Nearly 40 years ago, Jesse Jackson rallied striking mill workers in rural Maine

31 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 17, 2026, 5:32 PM ET
bangordailynews.com(opens in a new tab)

... workers despite strong profits in 1987. The resulting strike lasted 16 months and ended in defeat for workers. Speaking before the almost entirely ...

UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: Learning From the UAW's National Organizing Push - JacobinSettled

Learning From the UAW's National Organizing Push - Jacobin

32 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 16, 2026, 9:25 PM ET
jacobin.com(opens in a new tab)

The United Auto Workers' (UAW) 2023 “stand-up strike” against Ford ... Worker-to-worker organizing — where the primary responsibility for ...

UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: <b>Workers strike</b> at Garlock Sealing in Palmyra for better wages and conditions - WHEC.comOngoing

Workers strike at Garlock Sealing in Palmyra for better wages and conditions - WHEC.com

32 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 16, 2026, 4:45 PM ET
whec.com(opens in a new tab)

PALMYRA, N.Y. — Workers at Garlock Sealing in Palmyra went on strike, with around 200 employees on the picket line. The workers' union is ...

200 workers
UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Other Manufacturing
Image for article: Union <b>workers</b> at Garlock in Palmyra go on <b>strike</b> Monday - Spectrum NewsOngoing

Union workers at Garlock in Palmyra go on strike Monday - Spectrum News

32 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 16, 2026, 9:33 AM ET
spectrumlocalnews.com(opens in a new tab)

Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 588 voted in favor of the strike.

Start: Feb 16
UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: BP Whiting Refinery workers in Northwest Indiana hold rallyPlanned

BP Whiting Refinery workers in Northwest Indiana hold rally

32 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 16, 2026, 9:21 AM ET
cbsnews.com(opens in a new tab)

A total of 98% of the workers represented by the union recently voted to authorize a strike, published reports noted. ... Over 1,000 MarinHealth workers ...

UNITED_STATES
Oil & Gas (exploration, refining, distribution)Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: February 16, 1936: Union workers organize Akron Rubber Strike sit-insOngoing

February 16, 1936: Union workers organize Akron Rubber Strike sit-ins

32 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 16, 2026, 9:10 AM ET
dailykos.com(opens in a new tab)

On February 16, 1936 , in Akron, Ohio , there was no quiet factory floor. Instead, there was a new kind of silence, one that did not smell of ...

Start: Feb 16
UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Other Manufacturing

Workers strike outside Garlock facility in Palmyra - YouTube

32 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 16, 2026, 7:01 AM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

Multiple people are on strike outside the Garlock Sealing Technologies facility in Palmyra on Monday morning.

Ongoing
UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Other Manufacturing
Image for article: <b>Workers strike</b> at Garlock Sealing Technologies - WHAMOngoing

Workers strike at Garlock Sealing Technologies - WHAM

32 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 16, 2026, 6:11 AM ET
13wham.com(opens in a new tab)

Palmyra, N.Y. — Dozens of workers in Wayne County are on the picket line. Workers at Garlock Sealing Technologies gathered outside their workplace ...

Start: Feb 16
UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: With <b>strike</b> looming, BP Whiting refinery <b>workers</b> rally to defend jobs, wages and safetyPlanned

With strike looming, BP Whiting refinery workers rally to defend jobs, wages and safety

33 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 16, 2026, 12:40 AM ET
wsws.org(opens in a new tab)

Opposition to the company's proposals is enormous at Whiting, which voted 98 percent to strike. But if the USW's pattern agreement is accepted at ...

UNITED_STATES
Oil & Gas (exploration, refining, distribution)Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)

No love lost at JBS: Greeley meatpackers spend Valentine's Day preparing to strike

34 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 15, 2026, 1:11 AM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

While many people spent Valentine's Day making cards, some workers at the JBS beef plant in Greeley spent the holiday making picket signs.

Planned
UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: India on <b>strike</b>: 300 million <b>workers</b> mobilize against Modi&#39;s policiesSettled

India on strike: 300 million workers mobilize against Modi's policies

34 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 14, 2026, 3:51 PM ET
idcommunism.com(opens in a new tab)

The nationwide upsurge was organized to defend labor and social rights and to protest the policies of the country's far-right government. The strike ...

300,000,000 workers
INDIA
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Farming & LivestockFreight & CargoOther Logistics
Image for article: Arms factory <b>workers strike</b> in BelgiumOngoing

Arms factory workers strike in Belgium

34 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 14, 2026, 11:36 AM ET
saba.ye(opens in a new tab)

Workers at the Belgian FN Herstal factory, one of the most prominent arms factories in Europe, stopped work and withdrew from their positions ...

BELGIUM
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)

Bosch Rexroth factory workers to strike over plans to 'slash' pay, says union - MSN

35 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 13, 2026, 10:57 PM ET
msn.com(opens in a new tab)

Workers in Glenrothes will strike for a week in December after 95% of 280 union members backed the action.

Planned266 workers
UNITED_KINGDOM
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: Oil <b>workers</b>: Reject the national agreement! Mobilize to prevent isolation of BP Whiting ...Planned

Oil workers: Reject the national agreement! Mobilize to prevent isolation of BP Whiting ...

35 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 13, 2026, 9:22 PM ET
wsws.org(opens in a new tab)

BP workers are determined and have voted by 98 percent to strike. But if they are left isolated, BP will be able to wear them down and impose ...

800 workers
UNITED_STATES
Oil & Gas (exploration, refining, distribution)Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: Millions of Indian <b>workers</b> join one-day <b>protest strike</b> against Modi&#39;s class war assaultSettled

Millions of Indian workers join one-day protest strike against Modi's class war assault

35 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 13, 2026, 9:10 PM ET
wsws.org(opens in a new tab)

Millions of workers—including bank employees, defence industry and other manufacturing workers, government employees and agricultural ...

300,000,000 workers
INDIA
Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)BankingUncategorized
Image for article: Reviewed: The Mine Mill <b>strike</b> of 1958 that changed everything in SudburySettled

Reviewed: The Mine Mill strike of 1958 that changed everything in Sudbury

35 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 13, 2026, 5:50 PM ET
thesudburystar.com(opens in a new tab)

... Strike The cover of Standing up to Big Nickel: The Story of the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers' Strike, 1958 by Elizabeth Quinlan. jpg, SU, apsmc ...

CANADA
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Journalism & Publishing
Image for article: Norwegian union makes M.A.N. Truck &amp; Bus <b>workers</b> pay for a phoney <b>strike</b> - WSWSOngoing

Norwegian union makes M.A.N. Truck & Bus workers pay for a phoney strike - WSWS

35 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 13, 2026, 3:59 AM ET
wsws.org(opens in a new tab)

The so-called “dagsing” (go-slow) by the Fellesforbund union, which began on January 8 and is still ongoing, is a cynical farce that workers are ...

Start: Jan 8
NORWAY
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: Severfield <b>workers</b> set to <b>strike</b> over lack of pay rise - Construction NewsSettled

Severfield workers set to strike over lack of pay rise - Construction News

36 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 13, 2026, 12:05 AM ET
constructionnews.co.uk(opens in a new tab)

More than 100 workers have voted to strike at Severfield's Bolton site after being denied a pay rise, trade union GMB has announced.

Start: Feb 16End: Feb 24101 workers
UNITED_KINGDOM
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Construction (residential, commercial, infrastructure)
Image for article: Oh Just THE MOST IMPORTANT <b>STRIKE</b> In American History! - WonketteOngoing

Oh Just THE MOST IMPORTANT STRIKE In American History! - Wonkette

37 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 11, 2026, 8:14 PM ET
wonkette.com(opens in a new tab)

On this date in 1937, the Flint Sit-Down strike ended after General Motors recognized the United Auto Workers as the bargaining agent for GM ...

Start: Dec 29
UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: UAW members wear white shirts to mark anniversary of 1937 Flint strike winSettled

UAW members wear white shirts to mark anniversary of 1937 Flint strike win

37 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 11, 2026, 6:34 PM ET
midmichigannow.com(opens in a new tab)

Local United Auto Workers members celebrated a pivotal moment in labor history Tuesday by wearing white shirts as part of an annual tradition.

End: Feb 11
UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)