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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A growing number of labor unions have used the current economic climate to strike for better wages and working conditions, with disputes even making their way to the White House.
President Biden used Labor Day as a way to show his support for unions, saying that unions created the middle class. He claims they are under attack.
Labor Day gives us a chance to look at where unions are now and how their actions are raising questions about "Right-to-work" laws.
It’s been coined the “summer of strikes," with some racing to the picket line, and others averting.
“We put 18 years in here, we gave billions of dollars back to this company to keep them," says Dale Clingan, Former Yellow Worker.
And now a possible strike from the United Auto Workers (UAW) looms.
“Our workers deserve their share of equity in this and they're not getting it," says Shawn Fain, UAW President.
According to USA TODAY, "in the first 8 months of 2023, over 323,000 workers walked off the job.”
All for better benefits, better pay, and/or better working conditions.
But in Tennessee, only 5.5% of workers are Union Members, the 13th lowest in the U.S.
Why does union membership lag if strike activity is on a high?
Labor studies experts say the downward trend may be due to "Right-to-work" laws.
Right-to-work laws make it so that no worker has to join a union or pay union dues as a requirement of having a job.
In 2022, Tennessee stamped it as a constitution amendment.
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