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Why the U.S. is seeing a record number of labor strikes

It’s being called the “hot labor summer.” From Hollywood to hotels, workers have been walking off the job — recent data from Cornell University shows around 119,000 U.S. workers were on strike as of May. Seth Harris, former acting U.S. Labor Secretary in 2013 under then-President Obama, joins CBS News to discuss what’s driving the recent wave of strikes and how increased strike activity could affect the economy. Source

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