News Snapshot:
On Monday, striking Hollywood screen writers won a long battle for higher pay and job security. On Tuesday, Joe Biden – who describes himself as the most pro-union president in history – became the first United States premier to join a picket line, endorsing a landmark strike by members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) against the Big Three car companies: Ford, General Motors (GM) and Stellantis (incorporating Fiat and Chrysler). The tide is turning for US unions in the biggest surge in labour militancy in a quarter-century. So far this year, 247 strikes have engaged 341,000 workers, including carworkers,...
