Work Shift: Labor’s Big Wins in Five Charts

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This year has been a big one for the US labor movement: From Detroit to Hollywood, strikes, picket lines and record-breaking contracts have dominated headlines. My colleagues Josh, Laura, and I set out to determine whether all the talk of a “hot labor summer” has shown up in the numbers.