Stephanie Sy:
Judy, thousands of American workers are on strike, and thousands more are preparing to walk out in what some on social media have dubbed Striketober.
Last Thursday, workers at farm equipment maker John Deere walked out over pay, working conditions, and benefits.
From Kellogg’s cereal factories to film sets and hospitals workers, dissatisfaction is leading to strikes and threats of work stoppages; 24,000 nurses and other health care workers in California and Oregon voted to allow a strike after negotiations stalled with private hospital group Kaiser Permanente.
The collective action from workers come in the middle of a tight labor market and in a year when many companies have posted record profits.
We turn to Rebecca Givan. She is an associate professor of labor studies and employment relations at Rutgers University.
Professor Givan, thank you so much for joining the “NewsHour.”
So, what are the major forces that have unleashed this discontent among workers in various sectors that we’re seeing?
