Former Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta has downplayed the threat of an auto workers’ strike, stating that strikes are often threatened but rarely happen. The United Auto Workers Union is pressuring carmakers for a 46% pay raise and a 32-hour work week with 40 hours of pay. Acosta believes that the demand for a shorter work week is becoming more common but goes against the values of America. He suggests that workers calling for strikes are influenced by the increasing number of people working from home and not wanting to return to the office.
