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  • Labor unions are pushing hard for double-digit raises, better hours. Many are winning

    Aug 28, 2023 10:45 am by CNBCIllinois in the News
    Members of the United Auto Workers union hold a rally and practice picket near a Stellantis plant in Detroit, Aug. 23, 2023. Photo by Michael Wayland / CNBC

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    • Members of the United Auto Workers union hold a rally and practice picket near a Stellantis plant in Detroit, Aug. 23, 2023. Photo by Michael Wayland / CNBC

    CNBC (Aug. 27) From writers’ rooms to car factories, workers are pressing companies for higher pay and better quality of life. 'The pandemic shook the ground of everybody,' says Robert Bruno, director of the labor studies program at the U. of I.