Auto workers held waves of walkouts. According to an annual report from the Labor Action Tracker, a collaboration between researchers at Cornell University and the University of Illinois, those involved in work stoppages climbed 141% in 2023 to a total of 539,000 striking workers — up from 224,000 in 2022. This jump can be largely credited to big, high-profile work stoppages, the Thursday report notes.
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The number of striking workers in the U.S. more than doubled last year due to massive work stoppages carried out by autoworkers, nurses and Hollywood writers and actors, according to a study released by Cornell University on Thursday. The total number of striking workers climbed 141% in 2023, amounting to nearly 540,000 workers who walked off the job, the report found. "This rise in strike action after many years of diminished activity indicates a union resurgence that is shifting the balance of power back toward labor," Alexander Colvin, dean of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, told ABC News in a statement.