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Sep 20, 2019

The GM strike marches on

Plus: Why grad students might lose their ability to unionize, and what items will be exempt from tariffs.

A General Motors employee carries strike signs outside of the United Auto Workers Local 163 in Westland, Michigan, on Sept. 15. — A General Motors employee carries strike signs outside of the United Auto Workers Local 163 in Westland, Michigan, on Sept. 15.
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Segments From This Episode

From an idled GM plant to a UAW picket line
by Tracey Samuelson
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The No. 1 issue on this assembly line worker’s strike agenda? End GM’s use of temporary workers.
When corporate outings become work
by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal
Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
Are they just another opportunity for performance review?
Are graduate students also employees?
by Ben Bradford
Yana Paskova/Getty Images
A proposed rule by the National Labor Relation Board says no, although those students often do perform core university functions.

Music from the episode

The Team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

The GM strike marches on