Robert ReichMar 2, 2023

Why did the number of strikes in the U.S. increase by 52% last year? I guess it’s a mystery.

In other news, if wages had kept pace with productivity gains since 1968, the current minimum wage would be over $20 an hour.

Show threadRobert ReichMar 2, 2023

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/02/us-labor-strikes-52-2022-worker-activism-rises

https://www.businessinsider.com/minimum-wage-27-if-kept-pace-productivity-economist-opinion-2022-4

U.S. labor strikes up 52% in 2022 as worker activism rises | Cornell Chronicle

Strike numbers rose in 2022, reflecting a trend of more U.S. work stoppages in recent years by workers and activists in the labor movement, according to a report published Feb. 21 by the ILR School.

Cornell Chronicle
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@rbreich is Biden really good for the US economy?
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