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Writers on strike march with signs on the picket line on day four of the strike by the Writers Guild of America in front of Netflix in Hollywood, California on May 5, 2023.
Writers on strike march with signs on the picket line on day four of the strike by the Writers Guild of America in front of Netflix in Hollywood, California on May 5, 2023.

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  • The Hollywood strikes are the latest example of an increase in strike activity in the US.
  • While unions are more popular than they've been in decades, a smaller share of workers are in unions.
  • It's unclear if the strike wave will translate into a labor resurgence absent pro-union legislation.

If it feels like unions are having a moment, that's because they are.

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politics, economy, Unions, Strike, labor
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Unions are having a major moment — but don't expect a 1930s-level boom