September 18, 2023

Worker walkouts at 23 year peak

Even before last week's UAW strike, labor stoppages resulted in 4.1 million missed days of work last month — the most since August 2000, The Wall Street Journal writes from Labor Department data.Strikes by Hollywood actors and writers fueled that walkout figure. But unionized workers are showing muscle coast to coast, winning big raises and better benefits despite a record-low union membership rate. The gains come from more favorable attitudes toward organized labor, a pandemic-emboldened workforce + leverage from a tight labor market, Axios Markets' Emily Peck reports.

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