It has been a banner 12 months for America’s unions. In November 33,000 machinists returned to their stations at Boeing having received a 38% wage enhance over 4 years. Their victory adopted a seven-week strike that introduced the plane-maker to its knees. A month earlier than, 47,000 dockworkers walked out for 3 days at a few of the nation’s busiest ports. Teamsters union members at Amazon warehouses in New York are threatening a strike.
