Strikes more than double in 2022, with workers exerting leverage in tight labor market
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Last year America's picket lines showed more activity as the country emerged from the coronavirus pandemic.
Against the backdrop of hot inflation and a tight market, strike activity spiked by about 50% in 2022, and the number of workers involved jumped 60% year over year, according to a new "Labor Action Tracker" report by Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) .
About 224,000 total people walked off the job in 424 strikes, up from 279 strikes in 2021. Most of them were demanding better pay and healthcare.
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