Supply shortages and emboldened workers: A changed economy
By PAUL WISEMAN and DEE-ANN DURBIN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Business #EditorsPicks The global economy hadn’t experienced anything like this for decades Employees at a fast-food restaurant in Sacramento, California, exasperated over working in stifling heat for low wages, demanded more pay and a new air conditioner — and got both. Customer orders poured in to an Italian auto supplier, which struggled to get hold of enough supplies of everything from plastic to microchips to meet the demand. A drought in Taiwan magnified a worldwide shortage of computer chips, so vital to auto and electronics production. The global economy…