Beyond living wages, workers are speaking out in record numbers for safer working conditions, including sane work schedules: - 263 strikes so far this year, up 84% from the same period last year, according to Cornell University; and - 826 union elections at workplaces from January through July, up 45% from the same period of 2021, with a 70% yes vote up from 42% in the first seven months of 2021, according to the NLRB. ID: Text says "263 strikes so far this year. Up 84% from the same period last year."