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The GM strike marches on

  • Kai Ryssdal
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    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. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images

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    Segments From this episode

    From an idled GM plant to a UAW picket line

    by Tracey Samuelson Sep 20, 2019
    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 Sep 20, 2019
    Are they just another opportunity for performance review?

    Are graduate students also employees?

    by Ben Bradford Sep 20, 2019
    A proposed rule by the National Labor Relation Board says no, although those students often do perform core university functions.

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