Dr. Enrique Lopezlira, a labor economist and the director of the low-wage work program at UC Berkeley, joined “Your Morning” to discuss recent strikes.

“The desire to have a union is contagious. Workers see successful strikes, they see successful negotiations and that inspires peoples’ hopes and raises their expectations,” said Ken Jacobs, chair of the University of California, Berkeley Labor Center.

Nearly a third of senior Los Angeles residents live at or below the poverty line, according to data from the UC Berkeley Labor Center.