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World economy 5th September 2021

Workers Of The World Unite! How The Post-Pandemic Recovery Is Increasing The Bargaining Power Of Labour

Katherine Davidson (Schroders) | More than 114 million people lost their jobs over 2020, according to the International Labor Organization. Even more saw their working hours and wages cut. It may seem counter-intuitive, but the post-pandemic recovery is seeing a shortage of labour – pushing up wages and shifting the balance of power in workers’ favour for the first time in decades.

World economy 7th April 2014

Empowering U.S. workers to challenge corporate decision making

NEW YORK | By Richard Kirsch via next New Deal | If we are to give American workers the ability to bargain for a fair share of the wealth they create, we need strengthen labor law and bring in 34 millions workers (one-in-four) who are now excluded from the National Labor Relations Act. These include domestic workers, farmworkers, front-line workers with minimum supervisory responsibilities, and public employees.