*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: In a Strong Economy, Why Are So Many Workers on Strike? Author: Noam Scheiber https://www.nytimes.com/by/noam-scheiber Source: NY Times

*Date:* Oct 19, 2019

*Summary:* Corporate profits are up by nearly 4 percent, about the same percentage as household income since their pre-recession peak. But corporate profits had already recovered by 2010, while it took the typical household another six years https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSA672N to regain its footing. Many https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/2019-economic-well-being-of-us-households-in-2018-dealing-with-unexpected-expenses.htm Americans still find themselves struggling. The resulting frustration is partly behind the recent upturn in strikes.

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