More big strikes loom, with thousands of health care and casino workers set to walk off the job
CBSN
From President Joe Biden joining auto workers on the picket line to 75,000 health care workers girding to strike in multiple states, organized labor in the U.S. is enjoying a resurgence this year, while finding its most receptive audience in more than half a century.
"There is a feeling that the system is fundamentally unfair to the workforce that is doing all the hard work," said Harry Katz, a professor of collective bargaining at Cornell University.
In an era of escalating income disparity, Americans are more open to the idea of collective bargaining and workers advocating for better pay and benefits. Public approval of labor unions registered at 67% in August, down from 71% a year ago when was at its highest reading since 1965, according to Gallup.
