Why auto workers are asking for a 46% pay raise Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers. Danielle Kaye
Trust issues: Amazon could be fractured by impending FTC lawsuit, reports suggest Amazon could face another major lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission later this month — this time with the potential to break up parts of the company. That’s according to news reports by Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal this week. Joshua McNichols
Oil company plans to have machines suck carbon from the sky — as it still makes oil The American oil company Occidental Petroleum is building machines to suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and inject it underground. Is the technology meant to save the planet or the oil industry? Camila Domonoske
NPR CEO John Lansing will leave in December, capping a tumultuous year President and CEO John Lansing plans to leave NPR nine months before his term is set to expire. His tenure has been defined by the pandemic, a racial reckoning, and economic headwinds. David Folkenflik
How this Black-owned business baked its way into a high-end Seattle grocery store Half of small businesses fail in their first year. For Black entrepreneurs, the obstacles are even more daunting. Many don’t have the kind of support that white business owners have when launching a new venture. But there are local efforts trying to change that. Ruby de Luna
Ernest Hemingway survived 2 plane crashes. His letter from it just sold for $237,055 The novelist and his wife survived successive crashes in Uganda in 1954. In the letter, Hemingway also describes shooting his first lion in Kenya with an old gun "held together with tape." Jennifer Ludden
The future of remote work: More companies call for a return to the office The pandemic brought about one of the biggest changes to work since the industrial revolution. But now, more and more companies are asking their employees to return to the office. Scott Detrow
4 things to know on Labor Day — from the Hot Labor Summer to the Hollywood strikes Organized labor has scored some big victories this year, including new contracts at UPS. Can the winning streak continue? Andrea Hsu
Paris' rental electric scooter ban has taken effect The city held a referendum and banned rental e-scooters after reports of injuries and three deaths. Eleanor Beardsley
