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Image for article: Exclusive: Executives Flee, <b>Workers Strike</b> at Wahaha&#39;s Production Operator - Caixin GlobalStatus Unknown

Exclusive: Executives Flee, Workers Strike at Wahaha's Production Operator - Caixin Global

43 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 14, 2026, 2:45 AM ET
caixinglobal.com(opens in a new tab)

Exclusive: Executives Flee, Workers Strike at Wahaha's Production Operator - The departure of four key managers at the beverage giant's affiliate ...

75 workers
CHINA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: Samsung's critical union negotiations break down eight days before planned 18-day chip factory strike that's projected to cost $700 million per day &mdash; Korean PM calls emergency meeting as strike loomsPlanned

Samsung's critical union negotiations break down eight days before planned 18-day chip factory strike that's projected to cost $700 million per day — Korean PM calls emergency meeting as strike looms

44 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 13, 2026, 11:19 AM ET
tomshardware.com(opens in a new tab)

Samsung workers on strike Samsung chip workers reject $340,000 one-time bonus, demand annual payouts like SK hynix's $900,000. JPMorgan has ...

Start: May 21End: Jun 7
SOUTH_KOREA
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics

Samsung talks collapse as 50,000 workers prepare strike - MSN

44 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 13, 2026, 9:58 AM ET
msn.com(opens in a new tab)

Talks end in deadlock: Two days of government-mediated negotiations failed to resolve disputes over performance-based bonuses, prompting the union ...

Planned50,000 workers
SOUTH_KOREA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics

Samsung talks collapse as 50,000 workers prepare strike - MSN

44 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 13, 2026, 8:58 AM ET
msn.com(opens in a new tab)

Samsung talks collapse as 50,000 workers prepare strike. 1h ·. 1 / 11. Samsung talks collapse as 50,000 workers prepare strike. Union demand for 15 ...

Planned50,000 workers
SOUTH_KOREA
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: Samsung Elec, <b>labour</b> union fail to reach pay deal as <b>strike</b> looms - Yahoo FinancePlanned

Samsung Elec, labour union fail to reach pay deal as strike looms - Yahoo Finance

45 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 12, 2026, 2:18 PM ET
finance.yahoo.com(opens in a new tab)

The union ‌has said ​that ​should ​its ‌demands not be ​met, ​workers will strike for ​18 ‌days from May ​21. (Reporting by Hyunjoo ​Jin). TERMS ...

SOUTH_KOREA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: Futamura Cumbria packaging site workers vote to strikePlanned

Futamura Cumbria packaging site workers vote to strike

45 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 12, 2026, 2:17 PM ET
printweek.com(opens in a new tab)

Workers at packaging firm Futamura's site in Wigton, Cumbria have voted decisively to take strike action over a below inflation pay offer.

100 workers
UNITED_KINGDOM
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)
Image for article: Fascism’s Building Blocks: 100 Years of Murdering Migrant WorkersSettled

Fascism’s Building Blocks: 100 Years of Murdering Migrant Workers

45 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 12, 2026, 11:07 AM ET
publicbooks.org(opens in a new tab)

These fascist paramilitaries conducted terror operations, whereas immigrant workers conducted strikes and political activity. As an IWW ...

Start: Jan 1End: Dec 31150,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Uncategorized
Image for article: TRQSS workers ratify new three-year contract, averting strikeSettled

TRQSS workers ratify new three-year contract, averting strike

46 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 11, 2026, 9:15 AM ET
ctvnews.ca(opens in a new tab)

According to Unifor Local 444, more than 500 members at the Patillo Road auto parts plant ratified the deal.

Start: May 11End: May 11500 workers
CANADA
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)
Image for article: Amcor Cramlington workers to strikePlanned

Amcor Cramlington workers to strike

46 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 11, 2026, 8:26 AM ET
printweek.com(opens in a new tab)

Around 30 workers at Amcor's plant in Cramlington, Northumberland will walk out every Monday in a dispute over pay.

Start: May 18End: Apr 630 workers
UNITED_KINGDOM
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Other ManufacturingWarehousing & Distribution
Image for article: Samsung, union make last push to avert strike - The Korea HeraldSettled

Samsung, union make last push to avert strike - The Korea Herald

46 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 11, 2026, 7:46 AM ET
koreaherald.com(opens in a new tab)

The broader union coalition now has around 73,000 members, with industry estimates suggesting 30,000 to 40,000 workers could join the strike. The ...

Start: May 21End: Jun 735,000 workers
SOUTH_KOREA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: Samsung <b>strike</b> talks resumed with US$29 billion on the line - digitimesPlanned

Samsung strike talks resumed with US$29 billion on the line - digitimes

46 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 11, 2026, 1:32 AM ET
digitimes.com(opens in a new tab)

... strike and a widening dispute over how profits from its semiconductor ... Samsung faces 17,700-worker strike as DS division talks collapse.

17,700 workers
SOUTH_KOREA
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: Samsung, union enter last-ditch talks ahead of <b>strike</b> - The Korea HeraldSettled

Samsung, union enter last-ditch talks ahead of strike - The Korea Herald

47 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 10, 2026, 1:43 AM ET
koreaherald.com(opens in a new tab)

Samsung Electronics and its largest union will resume government-brokered talks Monday, with bonuses for workers in chronically loss-making chip ...

Start: May 21End: Jun 7
SOUTH_KOREA
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: NOIDA <b>Workers Protest</b> 2026: Arrests, Labour Codes Fury - Frontline - The HinduOngoing

NOIDA Workers Protest 2026: Arrests, Labour Codes Fury - Frontline - The Hindu

48 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 09, 2026, 2:49 AM ET
frontline.thehindu.com(opens in a new tab)

The Noida worker protest is local in trigger but national in meaning. It asks an important question: why must every wage demand now be branded a ...

Start: Apr 10
INDIA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Informal / Gig Economy
Image for article: Haiti textile workers reject government’s modest pay raise, maintain strikeOngoing

Haiti textile workers reject government’s modest pay raise, maintain strike

49 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 08, 2026, 10:53 AM ET
haitiantimes.com(opens in a new tab)

Haiti's textile workers have rejected a 1000-gourde ($7.70) wage and continue their months-long strike, demanding 3000 gourdes (about $23) per day ...

HAITI
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Other Logistics
Image for article: Samsung <b>workers</b> seek bigger share of AI profits as <b>strike</b> looms - digitimesPlanned

Samsung workers seek bigger share of AI profits as strike looms - digitimes

49 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 08, 2026, 12:27 AM ET
digitimes.com(opens in a new tab)

Samsung Electronics is facing mounting pressure from workers seeking a larger share of the AI-driven semiconductor boom, as unions threaten an ...

SOUTH_KOREA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics

Samsung faces strike threat as workers reject one-time bonus - MSN

50 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 07, 2026, 3:03 PM ET
msn.com(opens in a new tab)

Samsung Electronics is facing an 18-day strike threat from its chip division workers after failing to agree on making a proposed $340000 bonus an ...

Planned
SOUTH_KOREA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: Samsung Electronics top management calls for dialogue as workers threaten strikePlanned

Samsung Electronics top management calls for dialogue as workers threaten strike

50 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 07, 2026, 8:45 AM ET
koreajoongangdaily.joins.com(opens in a new tab)

The move comes as unionized workers have threatened to go on strike, demanding higher performance-based bonuses. Related Article. Brokerages raise ...

Start: May 21End: Jun 7
SOUTH_KOREA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: Samsung Union Demands Bonuses vs Homeplus <b>Workers</b> Sacrifice WagesPlanned

Samsung Union Demands Bonuses vs Homeplus Workers Sacrifice Wages

54 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 03, 2026, 1:26 PM ET
chosun.com(opens in a new tab)

The Samsung Electronics union (Samsung Group Pan-Industry Union Samsung Electronics Branch), which has announced an 18-day total strike starting on ...

SOUTH_KOREA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Hardware & Electronics
Image for article: “A People’s History of Invisible India”: Journalist Neha Dixit on Dire State of Worker RightsOngoing

“A People’s History of Invisible India”: Journalist Neha Dixit on Dire State of Worker Rights

56 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 01, 2026, 4:11 PM ET
democracynow.org(opens in a new tab)

Otherwise, this protest will continue. PROTESTER 2: [translated] We are here protesting just for a salary hike. All the workers were protesting here ...

INDIA
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)Informal / Gig Economy
Image for article: Strike action called off after workers secure 'good win' in pay dealSettled

Strike action called off after workers secure 'good win' in pay deal

56 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 01, 2026, 9:58 AM ET
uk.news.yahoo.com(opens in a new tab)

Unite workers at Resideo in Motherwell have called off strike action after securing an 8% pay rise this year and a minimum 5% increase in 2027.

70 workers
UNITED_KINGDOM
Light Manufacturing (consumer goods, electronics, textiles)