Why Are There So Many Strikes? – Seth Harris/Power at Work
“In sum, when answering “why are there so many strikes,” one part of the answer is certainly that workers, worker power, and unions have changed. Workers are showing immense courage. Worker power has risen. Unions have changed leaders, bargaining objectives, and strategies. But the other part of the answer is that employers often make strikes necessary and urgent. Employers follow the Hollywood studios model, not the UPS model. That’s the part of the story too often left out in the telling. The role of employers’ lack of awareness, failed insight, and questionable decisionmaking in the current strike wave should be central to our answer to this important question.”