From SAG-AFTRA to UPS: The 5 biggest labor wins of 2023

Published November 10, 2023 4:03 PM EST 2 Min Read

From Hollywood to auto factories, hundreds of thousands of workers across industries have been on strike this year — and their efforts have not been in vain.

Roughly 453,000 workers went on strike in 2023, up by 229,000 compared to 2022, according to John Kallas, the project director of the ILR Labor Action Tracker. Given that an estimated 150 union contracts were expected this year, according to Bloomberg Law, 2023 was the year for many industries to renegotiate for better wages, healthcare, working conditions and employment protections.

After a nearly four-month strike, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) reached a tentative agreement on Nov. 8 with the major film and television studios, otherwise known as the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

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