How Debt Keeps Workers From Striking: The Research Management Doesn’t Want You to See
Tags: Economics · Work Life Balance
Stunning finding: household debt, not laws or automation, explains falling strikes across six countries from 1970 to 2018. With 30 years in consumer debt and a 1990 bankruptcy behind me, I unpack how debt keeps workers from striking, link household debt and strikes to debt as labor control, and weigh bankruptcy as a labor strategy.
Rolly's Take
For the person who feels the weight of financial chains in a world that prefers silence. They sense the unspoken struggle beneath the surface of labor, where debt intertwines with resolve, crafting a narrative that demands to be heard.