Posts tagged stagnant wages

    Blog ● Labor Strike

    ILR School tracks scope of 2021 US labor unrest

    February 26, 2022 // The most common demands of the 140,000 striking American workers in 2021 involved health and safety protocols, pay and health care benefits, according to the Cornell ILR Labor Action Tracker 2021 annual report.

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    News Article ● Unionization

    Disgruntled Apple store workers reportedly start unionizing efforts

    February 20, 2022 // But employees there who earn between $17 and $30 an hour are reportedly unhappy over stagnant wages despite the company’s market capitalization surpassing $3 trillion last year, according to the Washington Post.

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