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Mar 30, 2021

The Amazon union vote count begins

Amazon workers in a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, have voted on whether or not to unionize. It could be one of the most historic votes in American labor history. Plus, Starbucks celebrates 50 years in business. And, how treatment centers are responding to a rise in substance use during the pandemic.

The Amazon fulfillment warehouse at the center of a unionization drive on March 29 in Bessemer, Alabama. — The Amazon fulfillment warehouse at the center of a unionization drive on March 29 in Bessemer, Alabama.
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Awaiting the vote count for the Amazon unionization efforts in Bessemer, Alabama
Marketplace’s Jasmine Garsd has more.
Starbucks turns 50 after year of pandemic challenges
by Meghan McCarty Carino
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Starbucks has become a place to meet, work or grab a cup of coffee. But that became a harder sell during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Addiction has soared during the pandemic. Here’s how one treatment center is responding.
by Sabri Ben-Achour, Meredith Garretson Morbey and Rose Conlon
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The incoming CEO of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation on meeting demand for and expanding access to addiction treatment.
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The Amazon union vote count begins