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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?
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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 - markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/us-billionaires-wealth-net-worth-pandemic-covid-billion-2020-9-1029599756?op=1
americansfortaxfairness.org/issue/net-worth-u-s-billionaires-soared-1-trillion-total-4-trillion-since-pandemic-began
cbsnews.com/news/billionaire-wealth-covid-pandemic-12-trillion-jeff-bezos-wealth-tax
Loss of wealth among average Americans -
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
smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/average-american-household-lost-third-their-net-worth-during-recession-180952191
Covid unemployment -
npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/05/21/859836248/38-6-million-have-filed-for-unemployment-since-march
foxbusiness.com/economy/jobless-claims-coronavirus-pandemic-jan-9-2021
Ambulance, Hospital, Healthcare costs -
health.costhelper.com/ambulance.html
theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/07/americans-healthcare-medical-costs
investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/072116/us-healthcare-costs-compared-other-countries.asp
Evictions -
npr.org/2021/02/12/966879082/renters-are-getting-evicted-despite-cdc-eviction-ban-im-scared
nlihc.org/sites/default/files/The_Eviction_Crisis_080720.pdf
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 -
cnbc.com/id/44962589
Record unhappiness -
nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/americans-are-unhappiest-they-ve-been-50-years-poll-finds-n1231153
Wage stagnation despite increase in cost of living -
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/07/for-most-us-workers-real-wages-have-barely-budged-for-decades
Cost of living outpacing inflation -
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-12/u-s-cost-of-living-is-higher-than-official-inflation-rate-shows
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 -
cnbc.com/2020/07/14/minimum-wage-workers-cannot-afford-rent-in-any-us-state.html
No more pensions -
kiplinger.com/article/retirement/t047-c022-s001-what-killed-pensions.html
Little to no vacation time - 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 -
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/12/16/u-s-lacks-mandated-paid-parental-leave
Gig Economy:
smallbizlabs.com/2018/08/gallup-says-36-of-us-workers-are-in-the-gig-economy.html
forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2018/08/31/57-million-u-s-workers-are-part-of-the-gig-economy/?sh=361bc1a47118
employeerightsadvocacy.org/our-work/gig-economy
forbes.com/sites/quora/2019/11/20/are-gig-economy-workers-being-exploited/?sh=14ecffeb729c
Strike actions:
commondreams.org/news/2021/07/28/alabama-miners-take-strike-blackrocks-nyc-headquarters
wsws.org/en/articles/2021/07/10/warr-j10.html
theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/21/us-nurses-strike-coronavirus-fears-pennsylvania cbsnews.com/news/health-care-workers-protest-lack-of-protective-equipment-2020-03-28
complex.com/life/2020/07/teacher-strike
usnews.com/news/business/articles/2020-03-18/ap-source-detroit-automakers-to-shut-down-factories
Union membership:
usafacts.org/articles/labor-union-membership 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:
theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/05/dsa-growing-during-coronavirus/611599 dsausa.org
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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
SUBSCRIBE HERE: bit.ly/2nFsvTS
New video every Friday!
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 - markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/us-billionaires-wealth-net-worth-pandemic-covid-billion-2020-9-1029599756?op=1
americansfortaxfairness.org/issue/net-worth-u-s-billionaires-soared-1-trillion-total-4-trillion-since-pandemic-began
cbsnews.com/news/billionaire-wealth-covid-pandemic-12-trillion-jeff-bezos-wealth-tax
Loss of wealth among average Americans -
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
smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/average-american-household-lost-third-their-net-worth-during-recession-180952191
Covid unemployment -
npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/05/21/859836248/38-6-million-have-filed-for-unemployment-since-march
foxbusiness.com/economy/jobless-claims-coronavirus-pandemic-jan-9-2021
Ambulance, Hospital, Healthcare costs -
health.costhelper.com/ambulance.html
theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/07/americans-healthcare-medical-costs
investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/072116/us-healthcare-costs-compared-other-countries.asp
Evictions -
npr.org/2021/02/12/966879082/renters-are-getting-evicted-despite-cdc-eviction-ban-im-scared
nlihc.org/sites/default/files/The_Eviction_Crisis_080720.pdf
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 -
cnbc.com/id/44962589
Record unhappiness -
nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/americans-are-unhappiest-they-ve-been-50-years-poll-finds-n1231153
Wage stagnation despite increase in cost of living -
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/07/for-most-us-workers-real-wages-have-barely-budged-for-decades
Cost of living outpacing inflation -
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-12/u-s-cost-of-living-is-higher-than-official-inflation-rate-shows
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 -
cnbc.com/2020/07/14/minimum-wage-workers-cannot-afford-rent-in-any-us-state.html
No more pensions -
kiplinger.com/article/retirement/t047-c022-s001-what-killed-pensions.html
Little to no vacation time - 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 -
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/12/16/u-s-lacks-mandated-paid-parental-leave
Gig Economy:
smallbizlabs.com/2018/08/gallup-says-36-of-us-workers-are-in-the-gig-economy.html
forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2018/08/31/57-million-u-s-workers-are-part-of-the-gig-economy/?sh=361bc1a47118
employeerightsadvocacy.org/our-work/gig-economy
forbes.com/sites/quora/2019/11/20/are-gig-economy-workers-being-exploited/?sh=14ecffeb729c
Strike actions:
commondreams.org/news/2021/07/28/alabama-miners-take-strike-blackrocks-nyc-headquarters
wsws.org/en/articles/2021/07/10/warr-j10.html
theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/21/us-nurses-strike-coronavirus-fears-pennsylvania cbsnews.com/news/health-care-workers-protest-lack-of-protective-equipment-2020-03-28
complex.com/life/2020/07/teacher-strike
usnews.com/news/business/articles/2020-03-18/ap-source-detroit-automakers-to-shut-down-factories
Union membership:
usafacts.org/articles/labor-union-membership 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:
theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/05/dsa-growing-during-coronavirus/611599 dsausa.org
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