Blue collar workers won big in 2023, defying bleak predictions

A year that started out with bleak prospects, including a widely predicted recession, shaped up to be a boon for the average American worker - and one of the most triumphant for organized labor in a generation. More than 525,000 workers in the United States walked off the job in 2023, according to Bloomberg Law's database of work stoppages, making it one of the three biggest strike years since 1990. Many of those strikes led to big concessions from employers, such as the landmark deal reached by

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