Labor organizers representing non-union industries were at the White House on Monday to discuss ways to boost union membership with U.S President Biden. 

In the past few months, many unionized workers in the U.S. have gone on strike against low pay, paltry medical benefits, and unsafe working conditions, and to push for better pensions and job security.

Union organizers met with U.S President Biden and Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Monday, July 17, to discuss unionizing employees at video game companies and coffee-shop chains such as Starbucks.

More people in the U.S. are “standing up and saying it is important for us to have a union so we can earn better wages, better working conditions, better pensions and dignity on the job.” Sanders said.

The United Auto Workers may go on strike soon if negotiations regarding the industry’s transition to electric vehicle manufacturing do not go smoothly.

Teamsters drivers may also strike soon if union negotiations with UPS do not result in their demands being met by July 31.

 UPS has said it will begin training non-union employees as drivers if the Teamsters strike.

Hollywood productions are now shut down until the unions representing writers and actors reach deals regarding pay, residuals, and assurances around AI, with the industry’s collective bargaining agency representing the major studios.

Unionized hotel workers who went on strike in California at the end of June returned to the job in July after no deal was reached in negotiations with their employers.

A coalition of more than 40 hotels involved in the California talks have accused union leaders of canceling meetings and refusing to come back to the table. 

The hotels said they hired temporary workers to fill the gaps left by striking employees.

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