Workers are becoming empowered

Why is there a labor shortage? With soaring wages and job openings at record highs, workers say they're feeling empowered to put a price on their dignity. https://t.co/LxyiKWAeVR

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) June 13, 2021

“The relationship between American businesses and their employees is undergoing a profound shift: For the first time in a generation, workers are gaining the upper hand.”

This story filled me with joy. https://t.co/WXWFmlSqeN

— Bharat Ramamurti (@BharatRamamurti) June 5, 2021

"It's not that unemployment benefits are too high. … It's that pay is far too low. This should be a wake-up call for a country that has spent decades mistreating, neglecting and radically underpaying its workers," writes @JillFilipovic for @CNNOpinion https://t.co/diM5RKfbGR

— CNN (@CNN) June 2, 2021

The 2010s gave us the gig economy and left millions of workers stranded seemingly forever on the precipice of financial ruin. The 2020s could be the decade when workers seize back the reins of power. https://t.co/EDFufkAG0B

— Axios (@axios) June 13, 2021

One more time for the people in the back: There is no labor shortage. There is a shortage of living wage jobs. https://t.co/sgVjKiVy5p

— Odessa Kelly (@OdessaKellyTN) June 15, 2021

Workers have the leverage — but health and family concerns mean not everyone is ready to go back to “normal.” https://t.co/dkzXzFhzhF

— Christine Romans (@ChristineRomans) June 22, 2021

What do you call a “worker shortage" that becomes a flood of applications when an employer offers $15 an hour?

A wage shortage.

Fight for $15 deserves tons of credit for giving workers the confidence to refuse 2009 wages when they're paying 2021 rent.https://t.co/yVAPkza1KT

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) June 28, 2021