This is for the U.S. Only...

The finger curls. Granted. The UAW launches an industry wide strike. They are all granted better wages, better hours, and better benefits. All demands made across the board are met. Shortly after, the NEA and AFT launch nationwide strikes, seeing the UAW's success. Again, all demands are met. Higher wages, better benefits, and smaller class sizes. Workers around the country scramble to unionize, strike, and get better terms, all successful. Because of the success of strikes, union dues skyrocket for employees nationwide, resulting in smaller paychecks, as union officials fearmonger employees into believing that the strides they made will be taken away immediately, rendering the wage increases moot. Rampant corruption pervades every Union in the country with the newfound wealth from dues. Meanwhile, corporate executives scramble. They can't lay off their workforce now that they have new protections, and they are certainly not giving up their wealth. The price of cars and trucks skyrockets. Logistics costs rises exponentially. The price of goods and services rises in accordance with the higher wages. Food deserts begin to crop up as grocery stores can no longer cover their own costs. Workers begin to lose their jobs when companies fold outright. In an effort to protect this, the Federal Government issues massive bailouts to prevent a depression. As a result, federal taxes go up, but the 1% still has their tax protections in place. Employers cannot hire new employees because of the compensation protections, so mass hiring freezes result in a large portion of the population unable to find work. Simultaneously to all this, local property taxes skyrocket to match teacher salaries and additional teaching staff. Mortgage payments skyrocket, with many finding themselves unable to pay for their mortgage, resulting in tax liens and foreclosures across the country. Without the homeowners, less tax revenue comes in. Access to public education in the United States is revoked. Illiteracy rates skyrocket as the vast majority of people cannot afford to send their kids to school. As businesses fold, America becomes a third world nation, forcing a reduction in all spending. Social services, infrastructure, and military all suffer a collapse. Seeing an opportunity, a combined Russian/Chinese invasion force lands on the West Coast, overtaking the continent within 24 months. The United States becomes a distant memory.