Union officials said workers are motivated by lingering frustration over their hours, pay and concerns for their health as some have held front-line jobs through the Covid-19 pandemic. Employees this year have pushed for higher wages, expanded benefits, safer workplaces and added staffing.— James P. Hoffa, Teamsters president
, offering signing bonuses and improving benefits to stay competitive. Critics of unions have warned that the work stoppages and efforts to influence labor policy could push up prices for consumers and slow production, potentially stifling the U.S. economic recovery. Union members comprised 10.8% of the U.S. workforce last year, a higher proportion than in 2019, but down from a peak of 20.1% in 1983, the earliest year for which the Labor Department has comparable data.A personal, guided tour to the best scoops and stories every day in The Wall Street Journal.Labor leaders said now is a time to build their ranks.
Jonas Loeb, communications director for the 150,000-member International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, said that union is actively recruiting live-events workers across the country. A rush of concerts and other events being scheduled as pandemic restrictions ease is putting greater strains on employees, Mr. Loeb said.
Why is striking considered ‘militancy’ ?
Lol, such drama! This has been a cycle in Employer/Employee relations in all 63 years of my life. The media makes everything the end of the world nowadays🙄
Resentment of cowardly white collar workers preaching down to us while they hide behind their laptops gettin paid or come out with no mask while insisting those that serve them wear a mask.