Striketober

English

Etymology

Blend of strike +‎ October.

Proper noun

Striketober (uncountable)

1. (neologism) A series of strikes in October 2021 in the United States.
   • 2021 October 21, Jesus Chuy Garcia, quotee, “Rep. Garcia Honors Workers Around the Nation During ‘Striketober’”, in Targeted News Service:

     As we speak, thousands of workers are on strike. From nurses and healthcare workers to people who make cereal, tractors, and whiskey. And tens of thousands more have taken strike votes and are ready to join them if they can't reach agreements with their employers. It's a strike wave – we are calling it “Striketober.”

   • 2022 January 21, Nathan Wall, “Striketober didn't end, keep supporting striking workers”, in The Lawrentian, Lawrence University:

     October 2021 was known as “Striketober” due to all the militant labor activity taking place around the country. As the month came to an end, Striketober turned into Strikevember, Strikesgiving and other strike-themed portmanteaus. The point is, the labor movement is not a fluke, and this resurgence continued even as 2021 came to a close.

   • 2022 September 27, John L. Micek, “With Philly Art Museum walkout, has a new ‘Striketober’ come early to Pa.?”, in St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, Mo.:

     But as The Guardian reports, already familiar picket lines could become even more ubiquitous as a new “Striketober” looms in just a few days’ time, with Philadelphia museum workers providing some small sample of what’s to come.

   • 2022 November 18, Jacob Bogage, Lauren Kaori Gurley, “Starbucks employees walk out in a ‘Red Cup Rebellion’”, in The Washington Post, page A20:

     As organizing pushes sputtered at other companies, such as Amazon, and activists dubbed the fall of 2021 “Striketober,” the Starbucks campaign proceeded at a plodding, determined pace, and it went toe-to-toe with the chain's founder and interim chief executive Howard Schultz.