Two dozen school bus drivers in southern Maryland. A band of cooks and cashiers at a northern California Jack in the Box. About 10,000 John Deere factory employees in Iowa, Illinois and beyond. Along with thousands of other U.S. workers this month, they’re all fed up enough to strike.
Between this year’s unprecedented wave of resignations and heightened consumer demands, employers are finding it harder to fill open positions as the Covid-19 pandemic remains a drag on the economy. That sense of leverage is fueling a surge in strikes and protests by workers frustrated with wages, benefits and job conditions across industries, including health care, film and television, mining and waste disposal.
