In the US, nearly half a million people have gone on strike this year demanding better pay, working conditions and job security. With the FT’s US labour and equality correspondent Taylor Nicole Rogers, we’re zooming in on the strategies that three major labour movements have used in recent months to try and secure new contracts, and whether their efforts could signal a new era of power for unions in America.

Clips from Associated Press

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For further reading:

US carworkers suspend strike after reaching tentative deal with GM

How ‘true believer’ Shawn Fain reignited pro-union fervour in Detroit

Hollywood strikes take $5bn bite out of California economy

Teamsters boss vows tougher line in US labour talks

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