Workplace experts generally point to two reasons for the recent surge in strikes, writes @greenhousenyt for @latimesopinion. latimes.com/opinion/story/…
“First, after working so hard and often risking their lives during the pandemic, many workers believe that they deserve better pay and treatment.”
“Second, American workers — especially long-underappreciated essential and low-wage workers — are suddenly feeling empowered because of today’s labor shortage.”
“The companies that have faced strikes have often been stubborn and stingy — they’re part of a backward-looking group that is clinging to corporate America’s philosophy of recent decades: Squeeze your workers and battle your unions.”
“The corporations facing strikes don’t seem to realize that times are changing, with a labor shortage giving employees more bargaining power and with the public feeling greater sympathy for underpaid front-line workers as income inequality soars.”
Even though John Deere has forecast record profits of at least $5.7 billion this year, and even though its CEO’s pay jumped 160% last year, Deere originally offered its workers a basic raise of 12% over six years, which workers said wouldn’t begin to keep up with inflation.
“Kellogg employees complain of working 30 days straight during the pandemic and frequent 12-hour and 16-hour shifts.”
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