Why strikes are working and which industries could be next – By Jacob Zinkula (Insider) / Nov 11, 2023
- The UAW, UPS, and Hollywood-writer labor movements have landed workers significant wins.
- We asked experts why recent strikes have had success and which industries could be next.
- Healthcare, food service, and education workers could push for more worker power in the years to come.
If worker movements pick up in the months and years ahead, it shouldn’t be a big surprise.
The UAW, UPS, and Hollywood-writer unions have used strikes — or the threat of strikes — to land significant wins this year, including 25% raises for auto workers and eventual $170,000 salaries for UPS drivers.
Just this past week, the actors’ union reached a deal its leaders called “extraordinary,” and striking Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers won 21% pay increases.
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