There are about 400 strikes in the United States in 2023. From the port to Hollywood, a series of strike actions have revealed tensions in labor rights and labor relations in the United States.
Mass strikes
April 2023
Workers loading and unloading cargo at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach went on strike, and U.S. West Coast ports were forced to close due to worker shortages. Previously, the union had been engaged in several months of collective bargaining with the employer, but no tangible results had been achieved.
May 2023
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has declared a strike over an ongoing labor dispute that lasted for 148 days.
June 2023
U.S. West Coast port dockers staged strike action that brought large container port terminals from Los Angeles and Long Beach in Southern California to Seattle to a halt, severely disrupting operations.
July 2023
The Screen Actors Guild of America (SAG-AFTRA) went on strike, which broke the Hollywood union's record for the longest strike, lasting 118 days. It was also the first time since 1960 that actors and screenwriters in the United States went on strike.
UPS failed to negotiate with its union Teamsters, with more than 340,000 workers voting to authorize the strike.
FedEx pilots rejected the tentative contract agreement reached, and contract negotiations reached an impasse again.
August 2023
More than 1 in the United States10,000 Los Angeles city workers staged a massive strike that lasted for 24 hours, and the city's land, sea, air and air travel and urban sanitation maintenance were unable to operate normally on that day.
September 2023
The United Auto Workers (UAW) has announced that it will launch a strike against the three major U.S. automakers, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler's parent company, Stellantis. After six weeks of strikes, UAW reached an agreement with the three major automakers, and the strike ended temporarily.
October 2023
Due to the failure of labor and management to agree on a new contract, the largest private medical institution in the United States, the United States Caesars Medical Group Union Union 7More than 50,000 health workers went on strike. It was the largest medical strike in U.S. history.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) announced a strike at Ford's largest plant in Louisville, Kentucky, with a total of 8,700 people participating in the strike.
Amazon convoy strikes over payroll issues. Soon after, the strike expanded from California to Georgia.
December 2023
About 1,100 DHL workers went on strike at a processing center at North Kentucky International Airport (CVG) in Cincinnati, U.S., due to an impasse in contract negotiations.
The Teamsters union threatened UPS with a strike, saying its workers in Louisville, Kentucky, could go on strike over unfair labor regulations.
Behind these seemingly isolated incidents is a complex game of labor relations in the United States. According to relevant reports,Stimulated by factors such as intensifying labor shortages, soaring corporate profits, deteriorating working conditions, and persistent pricesPeople are dissatisfied and even resentful of decades of stagnation in wages and benefits, and in turn show great support for unions.
Zhimeitong viewpoint
The continued spread of the strike wave could have a bigger impact on the U.S. economy, leading to problems such as stagnant production, disruption of the ** chain, and decline in consumption. Chinese companies operating in the U.S. should pay close attention to labor union issues and assess business risks.