The consumer experience is getting worse even as everything is getting more expensive. AI agents could make things better... or much, much worse. This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and ...Show more
Texas Talarico freakout
Texas hasn't elected a Democrat for Senate since 1988. James Talarico has a shot, but Republicans have launched a full culture war to try to prevent it. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Bridger ...Show more
For a measure of just how fed up American workers are, look to Starbucks, where baristas are unionizing at a pace that would have been unimaginable a year ago andinspiring similar activism elsewhere. By Josh EidelsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Starbucks workers in Buffalo, New York, are this month balloting to join a union - part of a surprise post-pandemic trend in union activism across America, as retail and hospitality workers find that the tight post-pandemic labour market is giving them more bargaining power with ...Show more
Starbucks (SBUX) union workers are now on strike in nine states. (00:21) Honda (HMC) and Nissan (NSANY) share details of merger talks; Mitsubishi (MMTOF) may also come aboard. (01:39) Stellantis (STLA) calls off plans to lay off 1,000 workers at Ohio Jeep factories: report. (02:3 ...Show more