Since early September, more than 330,000 American workers have participated in strikes across the US

Strikes have made a comeback in the United States. Data shows that more than 330,000 Americans have participated in union-related strikes across the country since early September.

Workers, from Hollywood actors and writers to health care workers and auto companies, have gone on strike to demand better working conditions and wages, the Cornell University report said. tracker of labor actions.

According to Gallup Data shows that support for unions has increased in recent years, with two-thirds of Americans approving of unions. As the cost of living rises, unions are turning to strikes to get employers to meet their demands.

Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union have been on a historic strike since September 15. It’s the first time workers have gone on strike against all three Detroit automakers at the same time.

The UAW strike began with 13,000 workers walking out and has since reached nearly 34,000 members on the picket line.

8,700 UAW members from the Ford truck plant in Kentucky join the strike. The strike started with 13,000 workers walking out and has since reached almost 34,000 members

SAG-AFTRA members carry signs outside Netflix. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists joined the Writer’s Guild of America in strike this summer, bringing the entertainment industry to a standstill

WGA members and SAG-AFTRA members came together until the WGA reached a contract agreement on September 26

Anderson Economic Group estimates a total economic loss of $5.5 billion during the third full week of the autoworkers strike.

About 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) ended a five-month strike on September 26 after securing a 5 percent pay increase, streaming bonuses and AI protections.

Their strike halted production on television and film sets, with late-night shows going dark first.

By August, the combined writers’ and actors’ strike had cost the California economy an estimated $3 billion CNBC.

While members of the WGA are back in the writers’ room, the nearly 160,000 members of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (SAG-AFTRA) remain on strike.

Last week, contract negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the studios reached an impasse when studio bosses said the requested $800 million more per year was too much.

With no actors returning, production of scripted shows and films will be paused indefinitely.

Earlier this month, more than 75,000 healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente in California went on a three-day strike, marking the largest healthcare strike in US history.

More than 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation’s larger insurers and health care system operators, have gone on strike

The picketing began on October 4 at Kaiser Permanente hospitals when healthcare workers went on strike over wages and staff shortages

The strike by nurses and medical technicians caused up to 13 million patients to experience delays in surgeries, x-rays and emergency procedures

Licensed vocational nurses, home health aides, ultrasound technicians and medical technicians walked away, leaving up to 13 million patients with delays in surgeries, X-rays and emergency procedures.

On Friday, union representatives and Kaiser Permanente reached a tentative agreement to end the strike.

Other strikes across the country include strikes at nearly 300 Walgreens locations over working conditions on October 10.

Several Starbucks locations in the US, organized by Workers United, have gone on strike since September.

Many Workers United members have gone on strike over personnel issues and reprisals against the unions.

In June, more than 150 Starbucks stores employing 3,500 workers were expected to go on strike after a union representing baristas claimed the company had ordered them to remove Pride decorations.