Employees at the BAE Systems facility in Louisville have initiated a strike, rejecting a tentative agreement over a proposed 5-year contract and inadequate wage increases. The union’s demand for a shorter contract term and better pay that reflects inflation underscores serious concerns regarding the company's labor practices.

BAE Systems, the UK’s largest defense contractor, has been linked to arms deals with 13 countries on a human rights abuse watchlist as well as additional nations with histories of authoritarian practices, raising concerns over its economic collaboration with oppressive regimes.

An investigative report by Action on Armed Violence reveals that BAE Systems has sold advanced arms, cyber-surveillance, and military technology to regimes with poor human rights records, thereby contributing to authoritarian state control and repression.

An investigative report reveals that BAE Systems has engaged in arms deals with numerous countries flagged for severe human rights abuses, facilitated by political connections and economic collaborations. The report highlights troubling supply chain ethics and economic ties with authoritative regimes, raising questions about the company’s complicity in supporting oppressive practices.

The U.S. Labor Department recovered over $305K for 80 workers after finding that BAE Systems, operating as Ordnance Systems Inc., failed to pay the correct wage, health, and prevailing rates, in violation of federal labor laws.

BAE Systems was reported to have secretly sold mass surveillance technology to several Middle Eastern regimes known for human rights abuses, a move that facilitated oppressive state surveillance and repressive control over populations.

BAE Systems, a major global defense company, has been implicated in a controversy for selling advanced cyber-surveillance and decryption technologies to Arab states, equipping repressive regimes with the tools to conduct mass surveillance and stifle dissent.