The Washington Post, A US daily newspaper, said that the current time is witnessing a massive increase in the number of Americans leaving their jobs.
Last August alone saw a record 4.3 million who left their jobs, in addition to hundreds of thousands of other workers who have similar grievances about wages, benefits, and quality of life.
Over the last few days, 10,000 workers at John Deere Heavy Equipment went on strike, while unions representing 31,000 Kaiser workers agreed to strike.
60,000 Hollywood production workers reached an agreement on Saturday to avoid a strike hours earlier than scheduled.
The Washington Post added that there have been strikes against 178 US employers, according to Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations statistics.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which records major work strikes, has also documented 12 strikes involving 1,000 or more workers so far this year.
This is a much higher number than 2020 when the Corona pandemic broke out, but it is in line with the strike activity recorded in 2018 and 2019.
Trade union officials and economists say the success of strikes stems from a phenomenon known as the Great Quitting, which has shrunk the labor market and slowed the economic recovery after the peak of the pandemic.
The Washington Post explains that replacing workers is now becoming more difficult, especially at a time when many companies are rushing to meet the intense demands for their products and deal with the supply chain crisis. This gave unions leverage and made strike risks lower.
A number of workers and labor leaders said in interviews with the newspaper that union members are angry with employers for failing to raise wages to match new profits, and are frustrated by the absence of high-quality jobs. They are also frustrated that wage growth is not keeping pace with inflation.
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