2023-09-05 16:53:00
As President Joe Biden spoke of good-paying jobs during his Labor Day visit to Philadelphia, the United States is experiencing widespread coast-to-coast strikes Tuesday for fair compensation.
For some observers, this is an unprecedented moment in the history of the modern American labor movement, with walkouts from machinists to movie stars.
Currently, more than 170,000 media professionals and writers are on strike demanding fair compensation from the Alliance of Film and Television Producers, and on the other hand, 146,000 workers represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) are ready to declare strike. September 15th.
Employees in the auto sector will stop working if the big three US automakers (Ford, General Motors and Stellantis) fail to improve working conditions and pay.
A UAW strike would increase the number of striking workers in this country to the highest level since 1983, commented an article posted on the Common Dreams website.
According to Gallup polls, public support for unions is at its highest level in nearly 60 years.
Such an increase, the publication noted, signals significant social change and an awakening to the reality of working conditions in a 21st century economy that often prioritizes profit over people.
However, Biden praised his economic agenda in that Pennsylvania city and “we are celebrating jobs, good-paying jobs, jobs you can raise a family with, union jobs.”
An investigation by the National Center for Women’s Law warned that more than 20 million people in the United States live trapped in a low-paying job and that women, especially African-Americans, represent a sensible proportion in the 40 lowest-paying jobs in the United States. the country.
For Americans, their main concerns revolve around the economy and employment, according to a Archyde.com/Ipsos finding last month.
The poll found that 60 percent of citizens, including one in three Democrats, disapproved of Biden’s handling of inflation.
Pennsylvania could define, along with other disputed states, who will lead the country as of January 20, 2025.
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