Checking in on the labor movement, infrastructure – and corkage fees at the harvest level

Sep 2, 2022

Checking in on the labor movement, infrastructure – and corkage fees at the harvest level

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Union organizers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island have scored a legal victory. An aging water infrastructure is the culprit behind a troubling water shortage in the Mississippi capital of Jackson. The BBC checks in from Portugal, where new tech awaits the axe wielders who take part in the cork harvest.

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Victoria Craig Host, BBC

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Jarrett Dang Digital Producer (gone fishing)

Jesson Duller Media Producer

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