Timeline of strikes in 2025
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In 2025, a number of labour strikes, labour disputes, and other industrial actions occurred.
Background
A labour strike is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. This can include wildcat strikes, which are done without union authorisation, and slowdown strikes, where workers reduce their productivity while still carrying out minimal working duties. It is usually a response to employee grievances, such as low pay or poor working conditions. Strikes can also occur to demonstrate solidarity with workers in other workplaces or pressure governments to change policies.
Timeline
Continuing strikes from 2024
- 2024–2025 Canada Post labour dispute
- 2024–2025 SAG-AFTRA video game strike
- 2024–2025 Vanuatu teachers strike, 18-month strike by teachers in Vanuatu, represented by the Vanuatu Teachers Union.[1]
January
February
March
- 2025–2026 Birmingham bin strike, strike by refuse workers in Birmingham, England, over proposed pay cuts and elimination of Waste Recycling and Collection Officer roles.[2]
- 2025 Chiquita strike, months-long strike by Chiquita banana workers in Panama.[3][4]
April
May
June
July
August
- 2025 Air Canada flight attendants strike, 3-day strike by Air Canada flight attendants, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, over wages and compensation for unpaid work.[5]
- 2025 Boeing machinists' strike
September
- 2025 Italian general strikes and protests for Gaza
- 2025 Peru nurses strike, 14-day strike by nurses in Peru over poor conditions in hospitals.[6][7]
October
November
- 2025–2026 Nigerian health workers strike, 84-day strike by health workers in Nigeria, represented by the Joint Health Sector Unions.[8]
December
- 2025–2026 Iranian protests, protests against the Iranian regime sparked by the Iranian economic crisis, including strikes.
- 2025 Portuguese general strike, first general strike in Portugal in 12 years.[9]
References
- ^ "Vanuatu teachers to return to classrooms in 2026 after multi-billion vatu government settlement". RNZ. 24 December 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ Mackie, Phil; Khan, Shehnaz; Lewis, Rachael (6 January 2026). "Bin strike reaches one-year mark with no end in sight". BBC News. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ Guevara, Cristina (5 September 2025). "Bananas, After the Strike". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "Panama signs agreement with banana giant Chiquita Brands to resume operations after strike". AP News. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ Lampert, Allison; Singh, Rajesh Kumar (September 6, 2025). "Air Canada flight attendants reject wage agreement". Reuters. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
- ^ "Nurses in Peru take to the streets over crisis in public health system". AP News. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ Uco, Cesar (15 September 2025). "Peru: Union leaders end 14-day strike by 60,000 EsSalud healthcare workers". World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ Eromonsele, Fortune (6 February 2026). "Nigeria's health workers suspend strike after 84 days". Premium Times. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ Roberts, Alison (11 December 2025). "Severe disruption hits Portugal in first general strike for 12 years". BBC News. Retrieved 5 February 2026.