US Workers Flex New Found Strength.
The US worker is in the drivers seat, at least for now in a dramatic power reversal. (CNN)
“Workers across the US airline industry are saying they have reached a breaking point. Many predict their problems could soon be felt by passengers in the kind of meltdown of service Southwest Airlines (LUV) recently experienced. Southwest pilots are also preparing their own picket lines.
Sometimes just the threat of a strike is enough to get workers what they are seeking. Until late Saturday night 60,000 Hollywood workers were set to go on strike early Monday over such basic quality-of-life issues as meal breaks and time off on weekends. A work stoppage by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) could have halted production of multiple movies, television shows and streaming series, marking what would have been the union’s first national strike and potentially the largest strike against US private sector employers in 14 years.”
The American worker is enjoying new found power in the America economic landscape. After losing ground for decades due to diminished union ranks and right work law in many states, workers are able to flex a new found power. The added muscle may be temporary but could permanently alter power dynamics within certain sectors of the economy.
