The outcome of the labor actions now happening in Southern California and beyond will be closely watched for what it says about the strength of organized labor in an increasingly stratified economy.
Tobias Higbie, a labor historian and director of the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment at UCLA, said that there have been moments in the past when conditions allowed for workers to take a big step forward through organized labor actions, including to address wage suppression after World War II, and in the 1970s when young people were flowing into the workforce.
In the current labor disputes in L.A., hotel owners and entertainment executives have defended their positions, with both groups accusing union members of making unfair demands at a time of rapid change and economic uncertainty in the entertainment industry and elsewhere. But workers on the streets of L.A. say they just want what’s fair, especially given how high home prices and rents have risen in Los Angeles. The median rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles is nearly $2,600, according to real estate site Zillow, 53 percent higher than the median nationwide. Home prices in L.A. are also among the highest in the nation, and the supply of affordable housing is shrinking.
The thousands of attendees to the anime convention seemed mostly unfazed by the strikes, which in many cases were taking place at the hotels where they were staying. A few mentioned that the strikers, who were yelling through megaphones and banging on drums — accompanied by the honking of passing motorists — could get pretty loud.
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