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These are the job sectors that are hiring and experiencing wage growth

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Arin Dube, professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, about how wage growth is breaking down some barriers in the job market.
- Steve Inskeep
Why is it so hard to unionize Amazon?

It’s been a year since the first-ever successful union election at an Amazon facility, a milestone many believed would herald a labor movement at the Seattle-based tech giant. But rather than igniting a blaze of unionization, the labor movement at Amazon may be sputtering out.
- Monica Nickelsburg
Where did the workers go? Construction jobs are plentiful, but workers are scarce

Biden administration stimulus money pledged billions in funding for public works projects across the U.S. But contractors say they can't find enough workers to fix all the roads and bridges.
- Mary Yang
Why small banks take issue with bailing out Silicon Valley and Signature banks

The government's lifeline to customers of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank cost more than $20 billion. By law, lenders will have to pay for it. Small banks say they shouldn't be on the hook.
- David Gura
Chipotle and Sweetgreen have beef over a chicken burrito bowl—now it's going to court

Chipotle argues that Sweetgreen is attempting to profit off of the burrito chain's near-identical, directly competitive and well-known "Chipotle Chicken Burrito Bowl."
- Jaclyn Diaz
Twitter labels NPR's account as 'state-affiliated media', which is untrue

NPR operates independently of the U.S. government. NPR has asked Twitter to remove the label, calling it "unacceptable." But the company's CEO, Elon Musk, says it "seems accurate."
- Bill Chappell
Johnson & Johnson offers to pay $8.9 billion to settle talcum powder lawsuits

Johnson & Johnson is offering nearly $9 billion to settle claims involving its talcum powder. The tentative deal has the backing of many people who sued the company, but not everyone.
- Scott Horsley
New union head for auto workers promises militant contract bargaining and activism

The United Auto Workers has a new president who is promising a more militant approach to contract negotiations and a renewal of UAW political activism. The challenges for the union are steep.
- Don Gonyea
The NBA and its players have a deal for a new labor agreement

The league and its players came to an agreement on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement. It is still pending ratification, though that process is almost certainly no more than a formality.
- The Associated Press
Judge rules Fox hosts' claims about Dominion were false, says trial can proceed

The blockbuster $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit is set to go to trial next month in a Delaware court.
- David Folkenflik

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