Employment trends expert shares the trends that are impacting your workplace right now
This week over 1,200 New York Times staffers refused to return to the office. The employees say that they will not budge until the news corporation agrees to their demands. Meanwhile, railroad workers have also threatened to strike, with President Biden quickly making a tentative deal to ensure American railways stay operational.
“We are witnessing the beginning of a hugely impactful trend: Strikes and walkouts are going to be much more commonplace in the coming years, and employers need to know how to manage these situations,” says Rob Wilson, President of Employco USA and employment trends expert. “From railroad companies to the New York Times to Harper Collins to the Weyerhaeuser timber company, employees in all different industries are utilizing strikes to demand more benefits, more time off, and even the right to work from home if they choose.”
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