Category Archives: January-February 2025

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2024 in review: Strikes and organizing score gains, but storm clouds loom
by Jenny Brown ~ Labor Notes ~ Dec. 18 ~ tinyurl.com/Iguana2132
Labor Notes reports both good and bad news from this past year. Workers gained ground including service workers in the private sector who saw a 6 percent real wage increase for the year, strikes were easier to maintain because of unemployment rates of around 4 percent, and several groups won significant raises. On the other hand, working conditions are “often abominable” and weak labor laws and safety enforcement are “on Trump’s chopping block.”