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Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union, discusses the current surge in the labor movement, recent developments like Microsoft's agreement with unions for game developers, the evolving relationship between Republicans and labor, the effects of immigration on the labor market, and advice for CEOs. They touch on essential workers during the pandemic, the decline of union membership, union endorsements in presidential elections, leadership advice, belief in conspiracy theories, and the importance of taking risks and embracing failure.
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- Essential workers demanding better conditions and compensation due to the risks they faced during the pandemic have sparked a wave of strikes and movements for change.
- The AFL-CIO's extension of organizing rights at Microsoft signifies a shifting landscape in support of unions, suggesting that worker movements and demands for change will continue to grow in the coming years.
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Workers demand better conditions
Essential workers during the pandemic realized they were risking their lives for low wages, leading them to demand better conditions, resulting in a wave of strikes and movements for change.
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