CNNのインスタグラム(cnn) - 9月17日 02時59分

Why does it seem like everyone's on strike?

Between 1979 and 2022, the inflation-adjusted annual wages of the top 1% of workers rose by 145%, while the average annual wages of the bottom 90% rose by only 16% — about a tenth as fast, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

Workers gained power during the pandemic as Covid-19 cast a spotlight on essential workers' sacrifices and the vast disparities among America's workforce. Unemployment is at a near-decades low and employers are posting more job openings than there are unemployed job seekers. That gives workers some leverage to demand more of what they want – and polling shows approval of labor unions is at its highest point in decades.

But even while it seems lots of workers are picketing, strikes are still below historical levels in America. Read more at the link in our bio.

📸: Photo Illustration by Leah Abucayan/CNN/Getty images | Paul Frangipane/Bloomberg/Getty Images | Mario Tama/Getty Images

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