Tight job market rebalances US business and labor

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 29, 2023 12:39 am

NEW YORK: The US economy is contending with a wave of union activism unseen in decades as organized labor seizes a rare opportunity to play hardball in a tight employment market.

Sectors experiencing unrest include automobiles, health care, restaurants, defense, airlines, technology and the performing arts. In some cases, employees have threatened to walk out but didn't actually strike.

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