Amazon warehouse workers make another union push, this time in NYC
Listen now
Description
Organizers at four warehouses in New York City are collecting signatures – and expect to have enough as early as Monday – in order to request authorization to hold a vote to unionize. It’s the second attempt at unionization for Amazon warehouse workers this year. We look at the challenges facing people looking to buy a home, as builders struggle with supplies. New research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows the ripple effects of SNAP benefits in rural communities.
More Episodes
The United Auto Workers union is trying to organize foreign vehicle factories in the South, and today, workers at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, begin voting on whether to join the UAW. We’ll hear what’s at stake. Then, we’ll take a look at why TGI Friday’s is faltering while...
Published 04/17/24
For this month’s Econ Extra Credit, we’re watching “The League,” which chronicles the history of baseball’s Negro Leagues, established several decades before the sport was integrated. The Leagues gave rise to many Black businesses and entrepreneurs. Today, we have a conversation with Larry...
Published 04/17/24
Published 04/17/24