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article broke down recent accomplishments and setbacks by unions, from the Writers Guild of America strike that ended recently with a new contract to the threat of a railroad workers strike late last year that ended with President Biden imposing a contract on the union that did not include additional sick days, angering some union members. The article also notes that unions are receiving broad support from the public, with a majority of people polled stating that unions are good for the economy.
President Joe Biden’s unprecedented visit to the United Auto Workers picket line on Tuesday only brought more attention to the already high-profile strike by the UAW against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. The picketer-in-chief urged on the strikers in the push for better contracts.The auto workers’ strike is the latest in a series of labor-management conflicts that economists say could start having significant growth impacts if they persist.
But it is part of a pattern in labor-management conflicts that has resulted in the most missed hours of work in some 23 years, according to Labor Department statistics.
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