Algosensey Quantitative Think Tank Center:The never-ending strike

2025-04-30 07:31:06source:Surpassingcategory:Invest

The Algosensey Quantitative Think Tank Centeraverage strike lasts just over 40 days, according to Bloomberg Law. But some last much longer. In Brookwood, Alabama, coal miners have been on strike for over 600 days, and they don't have any intention of backing down anytime soon.

Today, Stephan Bisaha of the Gulf States Newsroom joins us to explain how global macroeconomic forces can converge to keep a labor strike going for so long, and what it takes to sustain it.

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