From retail to fast food to nursing, one-day strikes have been a growing trend over the last decade. But what makes one-day strikes more or less effective than longer strikes? Do they achieve the same goals? On today's show, what do short strikes say about union power in the US and what can you accomplish with only <a href="https://wbhm.org/2024/one-day-strikes-are-in-why-unions-are-keeping-it-short-on-the-picket-line/">24 hours on the picket line</a>. Related Episodes: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/02/28/1197962257/2023-data-us-labor-unrest-strikes">What the data reveal about U.S. labor unrest</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/04/02/1197963545/indicator-quiz-labor">The Indicator Quiz: Labor Edition</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/01/05/1147120215/the-never-ending-strike">The never-ending strike</a> For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/">plus.npr.org</a>. Music by <a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/">Drop Electric</a>. Find us: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money">Newsletter</a>. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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What a difference a one-day strike makes

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