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https://www.wsj.com/articles/striking-l-a-workers-want-hotels-to-help-build-affordable-housing-442181d6Aug. 3, 2023 11:00 am ETWhile some economists are optimistic as hiring booms, employees are actually working fewer hours. Usually, reducing working hours has been a reliable sign of incoming layoffs—and a possible recession. WSJ explains what it may mean moving forward. Illustration: Ryan Trefes
LOS ANGELES—Delmy Cabañas and thousands of other hotel workers in this city have spent the past five weeks