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Aug 22, 2019

The state of the unions is not strong

Not all the Fed governors agreed on July’s interest rate cut. Union membership drops. The Midwest struggles with the aftermath of flooding.

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Segments From This Episode

Why labor unions keep shrinking
by Meghan McCarty Carino
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
It’s not just the shift away from a manufacturing economy.
After the flood comes the enormous pile of burning soybeans
by Peggy Lowe
(Peggy Lowe for Marketplace
Following severe flodding in the Midwest, a pile of 650,000 bushels of soybeans in rural Missouri spontaneously combusted and have been burning for a month.

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