The number of striking workers dropped in 2024 after an unusually active year for strike activity the year before, but labor experts predict that the dip will not be permanent as the labor movement prepares for a less friendly environment for unions.
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Daniel Sobol, a partner at Blank Rome LLP who represents employers, said 2023 was an outlier year for strike activity, and the drop-off into 2024 was not necessarily a surprise without workers at the same types of major employers going out on strike again.
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Sobol said if unions see the board as less friendly than it was during the Biden administration, they could take measures into their own hands instead. That could include more first contract strikes, more strikes among nonunion workers or even a rise in strikes for workers demanding recognition from employers, Sobol said.
"If the board is less sympathetic to unions, I think rather than filing petitions and unfair labor practice charges, they are going to have to use collective action such as strikes in order to organize employers and get them to recognize [the union]," Sobol said.
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"Union Strike Energy Expected to Continue Despite Dip in 2024," by Tim Ryan was published in Law360 Employment Authority on February 27, 2025.
