Strikes in US at Decades High Predict More Industries at Risk

Actors joined the Writers Guild of America in a strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, which represents studios including Netflix Inc. and Walt Disney Co., marking the first time in more than 60 years that Hollywood writers and actors struck together.

The announcement — immortalized by the walkout staged by the stars of Oppenheimer during its London premiere — shone a light on an already hot topic: This will go down in history as the summer of strikes.

The spike in organized-labor actions has been accelerating since the end of the pandemic. Major strike activity increased by ...