MEDIA REPORT: Wave of US labor unrest could see tens of thousands on strike within weeks
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01 Oct MEDIA REPORT: Wave of US labor unrest could see tens of thousands on strike within weeks

Posted at 20:23h in Collective Bargaining by
From healthcare to Hollywood, workers are demanding higher wages, fighting cuts and seeking better safety and conditions

(October 1/The Guardian by Michael Sainato published here.)

Tens of thousands of workers around the US could go on strike in the coming weeks in what would be the largest wave of labor unrest since a series of teacher strikes in 2018 and 2019, which won major victories and gave the American labor movement a significant boost.

The unrest spans a huge range of industries from healthcare to Hollywood and academia, and is largely focused on higher wages, fighting cuts and better working and safety conditions, especially in light of Covid-19.

It also plays out against a backdrop of an economy bouncing back from the torrid experience of widespread economic shutdowns during the coronavirus pandemic, but one that is still marked by profound inequality.

However, the pandemic is also seen as potentially providing a shot in the arm for US labor unions by increasing bargaining power amid increased union drives and labor shortages in some industries.

Read the full article here on the Guardian site.

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