Hollywood screenwriters, automobile workers, and healthcare professionals may not have much in common when it comes to their day-to-day, on-the-clock jobs, but labor experts say there's at least one shared root cause spurring the workers in seemingly disparate industries to undertake a series of recent strikes: inflation.
The COVID-19 pandemic delivered nonunion workers the upper hand when it came to negotiating a raise or a promotion amid a tight labor market that forced employers to respond to workers' demands to maintain a workforce.
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Marisa Herman ✉
Marisa Herman, a Newsmax senior reporter, focuses on major and investigative stories. A University of Florida graduate, she has more than a decade of experience as a reporter for newspapers, magazines, and websites.