This summer, Hollywood came to a standstill. For the first time in 63 years, writers and actors went on strike together as both the Writers Guild of America (WGA), representing 11,500 writers, and SAG-AFTRA, a 160,000-strong coalition of actors and media professionals, failed to settle contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television […]
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“Strike Wave”: The Resurgence of Labor Organizing
“55 strong!” chanted members of the West Virginia school system, as teachers and school staff from all fifty-five counties in the state went on strike in 2018. This strike was calling for a needed pay increase for West Virginia teachers, whose compensation is ranked 48th in the nation, as well as a need for better, […]