Rolling strike

A rolling strike, also known as a rotating strike,[1][2] is a targeted strike where some union workers strike while others continue to work. These strikes can spread to other departments as negotiations escalate. Rolling strikes are used to conserve strike funds and to make strike action unpredictable for the employer.

United States

The Unite Here Local 11 Southern California and Arizona hotel workers strike[3] included rolling strike action with workers walking off the job at a few hotels at a time.[4][5]

The 2023 United Auto Workers strike also used rolling strikes,[6] initially targeting production of the Big Three's most profitable vehicles.[7] Setting negotiation timelines, Shawn Fain threatened to roll out more strikes if deals were not made by certain deadlines.[8]

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Canada

The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario performed rotating strikes in February 2020[9] affecting 170,000 students through one-day strikes. Parents were compensated by the government for missed school days, putting more pressure on negotiations.[10]

References
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  5. "Hotel Workers Have Been Carrying Out Rolling Strikes Across Southern California". jacobin.com. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  6. "UAW strike 'very likely': What to know as auto workers and Big Three near deadline". POLITICO. 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
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  8. Shepardson, David; White, Joseph; White, Joseph (2023-09-19). "UAW to strike at more US auto plants if no progress made by Friday". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  9. Crawley, Mike. "Teachers strike puts 950,000 kids out of school. Here's what's keeping the Ford government and unions apart".
  10. "Ontario education minister cites 'hardship on parents' as elementary teachers start strikes". January 20, 2020.
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