If you go by headlines, the last 12 months have delivered major wins to organized labor.
But despite well publicized victories the rate of U.S. union membership fell to a record low in 2023. Just 10%.
And in southern states, the push to unionize can still be a grinding, uphill battle.
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Consider This from NPR - Want to understand America’s labor movement? Head south
If you go by headlines, the last 12 months have delivered major wins to organized labor.
But despite well publicized victories the rate of U.S. union membership fell to a record low in 2023. Just 10%.
And in southern states, the push to unionize can still be a grinding, uphill battle.
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But despite well publicized victories the rate of U.S. union membership fell to a record low in 2023. Just 10%.
And in southern states, the push to unionize can still be a grinding, uphill battle.
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Consider This from NPR - Want to understand America’s labor movement? Head south
If you go by headlines, the last 12 months have delivered major wins to organized labor.
But despite well publicized victories the rate of U.S. union membership fell to a record low in 2023. Just 10%.
And in southern states, the push to unionize can still be a grinding, uphill battle.
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But despite well publicized victories the rate of U.S. union membership fell to a record low in 2023. Just 10%.
And in southern states, the push to unionize can still be a grinding, uphill battle.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Binance Nigeria Money Laundering Trial Delayed; Fmr FTX Europe Head Pays $1.5M for Titanic Memento
Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from the delay of Binance Nigeria's money laundering trial to the auction of a gold watch recovered from Titanic.
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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including the delay of Binance Nigeria's money laundering trial to May 17. Plus, asset management giant BlackRock expects a new wave of inflows from different types of investors, and former head of FTX Europe Patrick Gruhn paid nearly $1.5 million for a gold pocket watch recovered from the Titanic.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “First Mover” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen.
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The Daily Signal - Police Clash with Protesters at UCLA, Pro-Palestine Groups Sued, Illegal Alien Flights into US | May 2
Police Clash with Protesters at UCLA, Pro-Palestine Groups Sued, Illegal Alien Flights into US | May 2
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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:
- Police arrest 132 people at UCLA who were involved in the protests on campus.
- A lawsuit has been filed against pro-Palestinian groups for allegedly operating as propagandists for Hamas in the U.S.
- Former President Donald Trump was back in court today.
- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs a bill that firms up laws that require law enforcement to tell federal authorities when they have arrested someone who they then determine to be in the country illegally.
- Data from the Department of Homeland Security reveals that hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants have been flown into the U.S.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Ready Or Not, Illinois Braces For The Sweet (Screaming) Song Of Cicadas
Producer: Jules Yaeger
Editor: Meha AhmadIllinois’ biggest cicada season in over two centuries is beginning. Around a trillion cicadas will emerge from the ground all across the state—in urban, suburban, and rural areas alike. Reset checks in with Allen Lawrance with the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and
Stephanie Adams with the Morton Arboretum about the impact of this insect on people and plants this summer.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
Mixer: Brenda Ruiz
Science In Action - Crossover infections
As bird flu is found in US farm cats fed on raw cow’s milk, chimpanzees are observed eating infected bat dung instead of vegetables. There is a constant threat of infections crossing from species to us and also from species to other species, particularly because of what we do. That is, after all, what happened to start the pandemic.
We hear about the ongoing struggles of the Chinese virologist who broke his instructions in China in order to share the first COVID genetic data.
And a strange tale of how tobacco growing might provide bat viruses a path into other species.
Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Alex Mansfield Production co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth
Image: Cows on an American cattle farm (Credit: Adam Davis/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
SCOTUScast - Trump v. United States – Post-Argument SCOTUScast
On April 25, 2024, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. United States. The Court considered whether, and if so to what extent does a former president enjoy presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office.
Please join us as we break down and analyze how oral argument went before the Court.
Featuring:
Mr. Steven Bradbury, Distinguished Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
Please join us as we break down and analyze how oral argument went before the Court.
Featuring:
Mr. Steven Bradbury, Distinguished Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
First Things Podcast - Reimagining Christian Political Duty
In this episode, Ephraim Radner joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, “Mortal Goods: Reimagining Christian Political Duty.”
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Cato Daily Podcast - Will Your Financial Advisor Soon Have to Snitch on You?
New regulations under consideration would hold financial advisors accountable to elements of the Bank Secrecy Act, which currently compels banks to turn over certain financial data to the feds. How would that change your relationship with that advisor? Jennifer Schulp comments.
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