Key Insights:
- Brands that stated support for Black Lives Matter in June are under pressure from workers to follow through.
- Workers also filed discrimination lawsuits against two brands this week.
On Monday, a massive nationwide workers strike took place in 160 cities, without regard to a specific industry or company. The Strike for Black Lives, initially organized by Movement for Black Lives but in partnership with over four dozen other groups, was a demand for accountability from corporate leadership on the part of a country struggling through a pandemic and a social justice crisis.
