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Since the beginning of the pandemic, we've seen a surge of protests, strikes, and labor actions demanding better working conditions and workers' rights. Union membership is on the rise for the first time in 40 years. Could this be the beginning of a new labor movement?
Is This The Beginning Of A New Labor Movement? – Second Thought
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Citations and Further Reading
American economic life:
Tracking wealth growth of richest Americans:
https://gabriel-zucman.eu/files/SaezZucman2016QJE.pdf
Rich got richer during covid - https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/us-billionaires-wealth-net-worth-pandemic-covid-billion-2020-9-1029599756?op=1
https://americansfortaxfairness.org/issue/net-worth-u-s-billionaires-soared-1-trillion-total-4-trillion-since-pandemic-began/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/billionaire-wealth-covid-pandemic-12-trillion-jeff-bezos-wealth-tax/
Loss of wealth among average Americans -
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christianweller/2020/06/19/households-lost-65-trillion-in-march-but-the-decline-in-average-americans-wealth-has-only-begun/?sh=1b07bec464a6
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/average-american-household-lost-third-their-net-worth-during-recession-180952191/
Covid unemployment -
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/05/21/859836248/38-6-million-have-filed-for-unemployment-since-march
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/jobless-claims-coronavirus-pandemic-jan-9-2021
Ambulance, Hospital, Healthcare costs -
https://health.costhelper.com/ambulance.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/07/americans-healthcare-medical-costs
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/072116/us-healthcare-costs-compared-other-countries.asp
Evictions -
https://www.npr.org/2021/02/12/966879082/renters-are-getting-evicted-despite-cdc-eviction-ban-im-scared
https://nlihc.org/sites/default/files/The_Eviction_Crisis_080720.pdf
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/02/12/covid-unemployment-layoffs-foreclosure-eviction-homeless-car-rv/6713901002/
Economic Environment Compared to Previous Generations:
Post-recession standard of living -
https://www.cnbc.com/id/44962589
Record unhappiness -
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/americans-are-unhappiest-they-ve-been-50-years-poll-finds-n1231153
Wage stagnation despite increase in cost of living -
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/07/for-most-us-workers-real-wages-have-barely-budged-for-decades/
Cost of living outpacing inflation -
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-12/u-s-cost-of-living-is-higher-than-official-inflation-rate-shows
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/04/47-percent-of-americans-say-cost-of-living-is-top-threat-to-future-security.html
Minimum wage earners cannot afford rent in any state -
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/14/minimum-wage-workers-cannot-afford-rent-in-any-us-state.html
No more pensions -
https://www.kiplinger.com/article/retirement/t047-c022-s001-what-killed-pensions.html
Little to no vacation time - https://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2018/05/21/why-america-has-become-the-no-vacation-nation/?sh=2859f0c04c53
Among 41 developed nations, only US lacks parental leave -
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/12/16/u-s-lacks-mandated-paid-parental-leave/
Gig Economy:
https://www.smallbizlabs.com/2018/08/gallup-says-36-of-us-workers-are-in-the-gig-economy.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2018/08/31/57-million-u-s-workers-are-part-of-the-gig-economy/?sh=361bc1a47118
http://employeerightsadvocacy.org/our-work/gig-economy/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2019/11/20/are-gig-economy-workers-being-exploited/?sh=14ecffeb729c
Strike actions:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/28/alabama-miners-take-strike-blackrocks-nyc-headquarters
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/07/10/warr-j10.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/21/us-nurses-strike-coronavirus-fears-pennsylvania https://www.cbsnews.com/news/health-care-workers-protest-lack-of-protective-equipment-2020-03-28/
https://www.complex.com/life/2020/07/teacher-strike
https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2020-03-18/ap-source-detroit-automakers-to-shut-down-factories
Union membership:
https://usafacts.org/articles/labor-union-membership/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/04/15/majorities-of-adults-see-decline-of-union-membership-as-bad-for-the-u-s-and-working-people/
DSA:
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/05/dsa-growing-during-coronavirus/611599/ https://www.dsausa.org
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