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Feb 26, 2020

Unionizing is about to get harder for some workers

Uncertainty over how COVID-19 will affect near-term bottom lines. National Labor Relations Board plans to make it harder for certain workers to unionize. The $24-billion industry of secondhand clothing.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - MAY 23: People gather together to ask the McDonald’s corporation to raise workers wages to a $15 minimum wage as well as demanding the right to a union on May 23, 2019 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The nation wide protest at McDonald’s was held on the day of the company’s shareholder meeting. — FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - MAY 23: People gather together to ask the McDonald’s corporation to raise workers wages to a $15 minimum wage as well as demanding the right to a union on May 23, 2019 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The nation wide protest at McDonald’s was held on the day of the company’s shareholder meeting.
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Segments From This Episode

NLRB rule could make it harder for millions of workers to organize
by Meghan McCarty Carino
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It rolls back an Obama-era policy that held some corporations accountable for labor violations by subcontractors and franchisees.
Why so many people are shopping secondhand
by Marielle Segarra
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And how retailers are trying to get into the resale market.

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Unionizing is about to get harder for some workers