Museum workers struck for three weeks in Massachusetts after management countered union demands for a $2 increase to the base wage and a 4.5% across-the-board cost-of-living increase with a $1 increase and 3.5% general one. After three weeks on the picket, workers returned to their posts with an improved agreement in hand.

• Employer: Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA)

• Union: United Auto Workers Local 2110

• Strike length: 21 days

• Number of workers: 120

Warehouse workers in Sacramento took to the picket line after ten months of unsuccessful contract negotiations over wage increases and burdensome health insurance costs to the tune of $6,000 annually, plus co-pays and out-of-pocket costs. After three weeks on strike, their employer agreed to a three-year contract that meets many workers’ demands, including a new health care plan.