PARIS (AP) — Dockworkers in Europe and beyond were staging strikes on Friday as part of an international campaign against arms shipments and t…
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Ferries remain docked during a 24-hour seafarers' strike over pay, working conditions and safety, alongside protests by port workers against the transport of military equipment through ports, near Athens, Greece, Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
A man fishes at the port of Piraeus while ferries remain docked during a 24-hour seafarers' strike over pay, working conditions and safety, alongside protests by port workers against the transport of military equipment through ports, near Athens, Greece, Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Ferries remain docked during a 24-hour seafarers' strike over pay, working conditions and safety, alongside protests by port workers against the transport of military equipment through ports, near Athens, Greece, Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Passengers walk through the port of Piraeus during a 24-hour seafarers' strike over pay, working conditions and safety, alongside protests by port workers against the transport of military equipment through ports, near Athens, Greece, Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Passengers walk through the port of Piraeus during a 24-hour seafarers' strike over pay, working conditions and safety, alongside protests by port workers against the transport of military equipment through ports, near Athens, Greece, Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
California state workers began a one-day strike Wednesday, urging Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration to agree to a new contract that increases workers’ pay, ensures affordable healthcare access and allows more flexibility for remote work. SEIU Local 1000 hit the picket lines in cities across the state for the first time since the union’s founding in 2004. The union represents more than 100,000 workers, including auditors, nurses and counselors. The union wants the state to raise workers’ salaries by 20% over the next three years and increase the state contribution toward employees’ healthcare costs. It opposes a mandate by Newsom requiring state workers to report to the office four days a week.
People protest in support of SEIU Local 1000 state workers during a one-day strike on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
People protest in support of SEIU Local 1000 state workers during a one-day strike on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A person holds a placard in support of SEIU Local 1000 state workers during a one-day strike on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)