Posted 12/8/2023, 5:06:36 PM
Post Employees Strike Over Inflation and Stagnant Wages Amid Paper's Rosy Economic Editorials
- Hundreds of Washington Post employees went on 24-hour strike over "record-level inflation" and lack of fair wages
- Strike coincides with Post editorials calling economy "miracle year" and saying "typical family's cup runneth over"
- Post facing $100M loss this year and wants 240 job cuts, but only 120 accepted buyouts so far
- Americans struggling with inflation, need $11K more this year to maintain standard of living compared to 2021
- Wage growth of 13.6% since 2021 hasn't kept pace with 17% inflation spike