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Oct 1, 2021

Could this be the start of a new labor movement?

Also: The Weekly Wrap, consumer confidence takes a tumble, and electric car sales keep growing.

People hold "Vote Union Yes!" signs during a protest in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, Stop Asian Hate and the unionization of Amazon.com, Inc. fulfillment center workers at Kelly Ingram Park on March 27, 2021 in Birmingham, Alabama. - Senator Bernie Sanders joined the drive to unionize Amazon workers in Alabama with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) in Birmingham, as clashes intensified between lawmakers and the e-commerce giant ahead of a deadline for a vote that could lead to the first union on US soil at the massive tech company. The visit marks the latest high-profile appearance in the contentious organizing effort for some 5,800 employees at Amazon's warehouse in Bessemer which culminates next week.

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The Weekly Wrap
Politico’s Sudeep Reddy and the Washington Post’s Heather Long chat with “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal about the debt ceiling, infrastructure and more of this week’s economic news.
Consumers’ confidence, spending less buoyant than their job prospects
by Mitchell Hartman
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Inflation is eating away at incomes while the delta variant is discouraging consumers from going out and spending.
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With a shutdown averted, federal agencies face budget constraints — and inefficiency
by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
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Because lawmakers couldn’t agree on a series of spending bills before Oct. 1, agencies keep running on last year’s budget.
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Is a new labor movement brewing?
by Kai Ryssdal and Richard Cunningham
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AFL-CIO President Elizabeth Shuler advocates a revitalized labor movement that expands high-quality jobs and reduces inequality.
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Electric vehicles’ share of market rapidly growing
by Andy Uhler
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More choice in the EV market is among the factors boosting consumer demand.
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