Kaiser workers are calling for increased staffing and wages, which the union argues haven’t kept pace with rising costs. The health system said a generous offer is already on the table.

Striking nurses said they’ve reached an agreement to keep their health benefits as negotiations continue with Big Apple hospitals and a union work stoppage hits a third week. The New York State Nurses Association announced over the weekend that members at Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian struck a deal with their employers to maintain current health coverage – though both hospitals have repeatedly insisted its workers never faced

Union members at Parker Lord are on strike over a contract dispute concerning wages. The union president has raised concerns about the quality of parts being produced by non-union workers during the strike. Frigid temperatures have prompted striking union member s at Parker Lord to picket in four-hour shifts.

Workers at six unionized Starbucks in Minnesota are walking off the job on Friday, Jan. 23. The one-day strike is in protest of "the company's labor law violations committed in recent months," per an announcement from the union, Starbucks Workers United.