The revival of the labor movement is one of the most exciting developments of the past several years. It’s also one of the most arduous. Workers have to fight store by store at the thousands of Starbucks locations in the U.S. to get a voice on the job. And even if they do, completing that first contract will require brutal, years-long negotiations.
Our labor reporters Isabelle Gius and Sarah Jaffe have some ideas, not only for how to better ensure union rights at work, but to make work less arduous.
As part of our Prospects 2032 series on progressive ideas for the next ten years, Gius highlights sectoral bargaining, which would allow labor negotiations across entire industries, rather than worksite by worksite. And Jaffe reports on the movement for a four-day work week, so that workers gain
real benefits from their increased productivity. A shorter workweek was one of the founding principles of the labor movement, and it can be once again.
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