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Summer of Strikes Heats Up
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 June 28, 2023 | COLLECTIVE ACTION | It's shaping up to be a summer of strikes: Workers are walking off the job across a remarkable range of industries, from Starbucks baristas to factory workers making parts for jets to Amazon drivers. Why it matters: The worker activism sparked by the pandemic seems to be increasing, thanks in part to a still-tight labor market and a relatively strong economy. Context: The strikes aren't having much broad economic impact, for now, but they could portend even more labor unrest — as all this union activity might inspire others to seek better pay and working conditions. State of play: Through May, there were about the same number of strikes in 2023 as last year — but the number of workers who walked out went up 80% [see the embedded chart]. Then this month — really in the past week — there was a lot more action… Axios
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