Renewed labor movement in US flexes its muscles

Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union march through the streets of downtown Detroit following a rally on the first day of the UAW strike in Detroit, Michigan, on Sept. 15, 2023. [AFP]

The announcement last week that the United Auto Workers (UAW) union would go on strike against the country's three largest car manufacturers put an exclamation point on what has been one of the most active years for the labor movement in recent U.S. history.