There were 180 strikes involving roughly 78,000 workers in the first six months of this year, up from 102 involving 26,500 in the same period a year earlier. Workers’ demands include higher pay to account for inflation as well as better conditions. A tentative deal brokered by the Biden administration averted a strike of railroad workers that had been set to begin Friday. For employers, the combination of high inflation, running at an 8.3% pace in August, and national unemployment of 3.7% is putting more pressure on labor.Read Long Article
