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Bolivia General Strike Continues; Calls For President’s Resignation

May 16, 2026 TeleSur, Orinoco Tribune. , , , ,
Friday, May 15, marked the 12th day of the indefinite general strike called by the Bolivian Workers’ Central. The strikers are demanding the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz. Amid daily marches that fill the center of La Paz and a roadblock that shows no signs of easing, the workers’ union and peasant organizations have reaffirmed their decision not to abandon their pressure tactics until the government addresses their demands. The situation has escalated following failed negotiations over a proposal with more than 100 demands from 70 affiliated unions.

May Day Call Grows For ‘No Work, No School, No Shopping’

April 5, 2026 Lallan Schoenstein, Struggle-La Lucha. , , , ,
A growing May Day movement is calling for “No Work, No School, No Shopping” on May 1. The call is driven by rising anger at war, attacks on immigrants, and a system that cuts what workers need while pouring billions into the military. Protests against ICE in Minnesota spread to 300 cities across the country on Jan. 23. Since then, No Kings protests have brought millions more into the streets. From big cities to small towns, many are protesting for the first time. Now organizers are moving forward under a May Day general strike banner: “No Work, No School, No Shopping.”

A Successful General Strike Requires Trauma-Informed Mutual Aid

March 5, 2026 Sahaja Serpent, Waging Nonviolence. , , ,
The dream of a national general strike to paralyze multiple major industries or corporations is gaining traction.  Across the nation, voices are rising with a righteous call for collective action at scale, especially in the wake of ongoing local economic strikes and protests against the ICE occupation of Minneapolis. The Day of Truth and Freedom on Jan. 23 gave a glimpse of the power of everyday people to make the system tremble. Over 50,000 people poured into downtown Minneapolis in the middle of the workday, braving temperatures of 20 below zero.

Portugal: General Strike And The Struggle Over Labour Law

February 27, 2026 Jose Soeiro, Transform! Europe. , , ,
On 11 December 2025, a general strike took place, called by all trade union confederations, which brought transport, much of the public services, and the largest companies in Portugal to a standstill – especially in industry, but not only. It was a strong response to a draft bill from the right-wing government, elected in March 2025, which aims to change some of the pillars of labour relations in Portugal. The strike call and its undeniable political success – which the government tried to downplay – changed the terms of the public debate and triggered a repositioning of political actors.

How Workers In The Indian State Of Karnataka Shut Down Production

February 23, 2026 Pavan Kulkarni, People's Dispatch. , , ,
​Mass detentions, motorcycle rallies, protest marches and demonstrations, pickets in industrial areas forcing factories to shut down, and the ubiquitous red flags fluttering over these actions marked the All-India General Strike on February 12 in South India’s largest state, Karnataka. ​Over 600,000 workers downed tools. Almost 100,000 workers, farmers, and activists participated in street actions across its 31 districts. Production had largely come to a halt in most major industrial areas of the state capital, Bangalore, and the neighboring Ramanagar districts.

Argentina Paralyzed By National Strike Against Milei’s Labor Reform

February 21, 2026 Otto Fors, Left Voice. , , , ,
On February 19, workers, students, and retirees paralyzed Argentina in a national strike against President Javier Milei’s labor law reform. It marked the fourth national strike since the far-right government took power in 2023, and came on the heels of massive mobilizations against the reactionary, anti-worker bill.  The bill, which passed the Chamber of Deputies on Friday, restricts workers’ right to organize and makes it easier to lay employees off, while extending the workday to 12 hours, eliminating overtime, and reducing sick leave. It also reduces employer contribution to the national pension fund.

India: 300 Million On The Streets In A Historic National Strike

February 13, 2026 Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. , , , ,
300 million workers, farmers, students, and professionals from various fields took to the streets across India on Thursday, February 12, in defense of their rights and to denounce the policies of the ultra-right-wing government in the country. Workers went on strike shutting down thousands of coal fields, refineries, factories, banking, and transportation in remote corners of the country, heeding the call of the Central Trade Unions (CTUs), a joint platform of major trade unions in India, including the Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU), the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), the All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU), and the Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), among others.

The Minnesota Target Workers Who Walked Out Against ICE

February 5, 2026 Sarah Lazare, American Prospect. , , , ,
Rob doesn’t want anyone else to experience what his co-workers at the Target store in the Minneapolis suburb of Richfield went through. On January 8, federal immigration agents violently tackled and detained two Target workers during their shift. Rob was on the clock that day, and while he did not see the abductions, he did witness the aftermath. “We had a lot of people who were scared,” says Rob, who is using a pseudonym to protect him from retaliation. “A lot of people were crying at the time. It became very hectic.”

Minneapolis General Strike: Lessons For The Next Round

February 3, 2026 Gary Wilson, Struggle - La Lucha. , , ,
The first week of January, Trump sent 2,000 ICE paramilitary agents into Minneapolis, targeting Somali neighborhoods, along with Hmong and Latine communities, and turning the city into a domestic war zone.  Minneapolis’ working-class communities responded with an ICE Watch network — thousands of people tracking raids, filming arrests, and rushing to protect each other, often armed with nothing more than Signal chats and tin whistles. When ICE paramilitary officer Jonathan Ross shot and killed 37‑year‑old mother of three Renee Good, a legal observer, on Jan. 7, protests exploded across the Twin Cities and helped fuel a statewide general strike on Jan. 23 against the operation.

Strikes, Student Walkouts, And Demonstrations Against ICE Continue

January 31, 2026 James Dennis Hoff, Left Voice. , , ,
On Friday, thousands of people in cities across the country once again walked out of their workplaces and schools to protest the Trump administration’s draconian immigration policies and the recent murders of pro-immigrant activists Rene Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Since taking office, the Trump administration has overseen the detention and deportation of at least 400,000 immigrants, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents have terrorized several U.S. cities, shooting more than 30 people and killing at least eight more.

How To Spread The General Strike Beyond The Twin Cities

January 31, 2026 Stephanie Luce, Labor Notes. , , ,
On January 23, Minnesota unions and community organizations seized the public imagination with “a Day of Truth and Freedom,” an economic blackout that drew perhaps 100,000 marchers to downtown Minneapolis. The Twin Cities have been under siege from federal agents since December. Minnesotans have formed dense networks from the bottom up to patrol neighborhoods, feed the hungry, and train everyday people to scout for rampaging Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents hunting for their immigrant and citizen neighbors. They upped the ante by organizing a general strike with political demands to oust ICE out of their state, deny it any additional federal funding, and hold legally accountable the officer who killed Renee Good.

Maybe A General Strike Isn’t So Impossible Now

January 29, 2026 Alex Han, In These Times. , , ,
Trump’s attacks on working people — threats to send troops into major U.S. cities, ripping collective bargaining rights from a million federal workers, an immigration enforcement terror campaign that borders on unconstitutional — have been so extreme that many people are talking about a general strike. These calls are coming not just from the usual suspects, but even from my own mayor, former Chicago Teachers Union leader and organizer Brandon Johnson. We’ve all heard calls for a general strike before — usually not as a serious proposal or strategy, but as a reaction to the attacks that working people face on a regular basis from existing political and economic power.

Minneapolis: Second General Strike Set for January 30

January 27, 2026 Tom Akaolisa, MinneapoliMedia. , , ,
Minneapolis, Minn - Student unions and campus labor organizations at the University of Minnesota are calling for a second general strike on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, intensifying a growing movement that seeks accountability for recent fatal encounters involving federal immigration enforcement and the withdrawal of federal agents from Minnesota. The call follows a historic statewide general strike on Jan. 23 that organizers framed as an “economic blackout,” urging residents to stay home from work and school and to refrain from shopping. That first action drew mass participation across the Twin Cities and beyond.

300 Cities Answer Minneapolis’ General Strike Call Against ICE

January 25, 2026 Struggle La Lucha. , , , ,
On Jan. 23, 2026, Minnesota was locked in a deep freeze. Temperatures dropped to 16 below zero, with wind chills reaching minus 30. Instead of staying home, more than 100,000 people filled the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They were joined by solidarity actions across the country. In the days leading up to Jan. 23, support for the Minneapolis general strike spread rapidly, jumping from plans in “dozens” of cities to confirmed actions in at least 300 cities tied directly to the strike call. Workers, immigrant rights groups, students and community organizations acted together across the country, making clear that what was unfolding in the Twin Cities was not a local dispute.

Italian Union Urges US Unions To Join General Strike For Palestine

January 24, 2026 LVP, IndyBay.org. , , , , ,
Italian USB Union Urges US Longshore Workers & Unions To Join 2/6/26 General Strike For Palestine The Italian workers union USB and it's dockers section representative Francesco Staccioli reported on the international call for action against military weapons to Israel, against militarism and attacks on the working class on February 6, 2026. They reported on the attacks on the unions and Palestinian activists as well as the need to fight fascism. They also talked about the threat of AI and the militarization of the ports of Europe as the capitalists massively increase military spending.
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