Workers love Donald Trump. Unions should fear him

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Published 12/17/2024 on economist.com

Business | Labour under false pretences

The president-elect is no friend to organised labour

Dec 17th 2024

America’s unions have had a banner year. In November 33,000 machinists returned to their stations at Boeing having won a 38% wage increase over four years. Their victory followed a seven-week strike that brought the planemaker to its knees. A month before, 47,000 dockworkers walked out for three days at some of the country’s busiest ports. And on December 19th the Teamsters union announced a nationwide strike against Amazon, just in time for Christmas deliveries.

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