What a difference a one-day strike makes

一日罢工有何不同

The Indicator from Planet Money

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2024-12-04

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From retail to fast food to nursing, one-day strikes have been a growing trend over the last decade. But what makes one-day strikes more or less effective than longer strikes? Do they achieve the same goals? On today's show, what do short strikes say about union power in the US and what can you accomplish with only 24 hours on the picket line. Related Episodes:What the data reveal about U.S. labor unrest The Indicator Quiz: Labor Edition The never-ending strike For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • So, Waylon, let's say the indicator goes on strike.

  • How long do you think you could last?

  • Stephen Bissaha, I know where this is going.

  • Last time you asked me when we had a full episode about a strike that went more than 600 days.

  • And I can tell you right now, no way I could last on strike for almost two years.

  • Okay.

  • I should have known better than to try get something past you.

  • But it's totally fair.

  • How about, you know, a much shorter strike?

  • Like, let's say just one month?

  • I mean, maybe that's a long time still, but I think I could do a month easier than a year or more.

  • How about just one day?

  • Oh, one day.

  • Yeah, that's easy.

  • See you on the picket line.

  • Yeah.

  • Well, Waylon, you're in luck.

  • One day.

  • Strikes have been a growing trend over the last decade.

  • This is the indicator from Planet Money.