Over 500,000 workers went on strike in 2023 — double from last year

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Actors on strike in SAG-AFTRA strike holding picket signs
National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and SAG-AFTRA President US actress Fran Drescher join members of the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild as they walk a picket line outside of Netflix in Los Angeles, California, on July 14, 2023

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Efforts to form a new union have surged 58% since Biden became president, federal officials say

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union picket line with women in starbucks union shirts holding signs that say
Starbucks union members join Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and Writers Guild of America (WGA) union members on the picket line.

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California is considering offering unemployment to workers on strike as the Hollywood writers walkout approaches its 4th month

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A group of people holding signs related to the SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America strike.
California is home to the largest strike in the country right now. About 160,000 members of the SAG-AFTRA union have walked out.

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