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Striking Philadelphia longshoremen are shown picketing outside the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal Port, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ryan Collerd)

Striking Philadelphia longshoremen are shown picketing outside the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal Port, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. Ryan Collerd/AP hide caption

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Business

Dockworkers go on strike, snarling traffic at East and Gulf Coast ports

Union dockworkers at ports across the U.S. began walking picket lines early Tuesday, snarling the movement of billions of dollars' worth of goods.

DOCKWORKERS STRIKE

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Monday

A worker packs a leather jacket in an Amazon India shipping bag at a workshop in the Dharavi area of Mumbai, India, on Jan. 5, 2022.

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Asia

Amazon India workers say they're overworked and mistreated during a brutal heat wave

Amazon India says it ensures breaks and worker safety, but workers tell NPR they're pressured not to stop for water or to use the toilet, especially while processing same-day orders.

Workers at Amazon facilities in India want the company to treat them better

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Tuesday

Boeing workers wave picket signs as they strike after union members voted to reject a contract offer, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, near the company's factory in Everett, Wash.

Boeing workers wave picket signs as they strike after union members voted to reject a contract offer, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, near the company's factory in Everett, Wash. Lindsey Wasson/AP hide caption

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Business

Boeing makes a 'final offer' to striking workers, but union says it's not good enough

Boeing said Monday it made a “best and final offer” to striking machinists, but the workers' union said the proposal isn't good enough and there won't be a ratification vote before Boeing's deadline.

Sunday

Manny Briones, an iron machinist from Seattle, welcomes members and supporters of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Worker Union (IAM) District 751 for an early strike-sanction vote at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington on July 17.

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Business

Boeing reaches tentative deal with its production workers in hopes to avoid strike

The union's members still need to vote on Boeing's proposal and decide whether to authorize a strike if the offer is rejected. If that's the case, a walkout could begin as soon as Friday.

Tuesday

Wednesday

The Indicator from Planet Money

What the data reveal about U.S. labor unrest

From "Hot Labor Summer" to "Striketober," 2023 was another big year for workers joining picket lines. Today on the show, we'll dig into two recent reports that shed light on the state of labor unrest in the U.S.. We'll look at what industries are driving this trend, how workers are feeling about their jobs and what that says about the American labor movement.

What the data reveal about U.S. labor unrest

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Saturday

With Palestinian laborers shut out of Israel, Indian workers line up for jobs there

Indian men line up at a registration office set up in a technical college in the northern Indian city of Lucknow, where they hope to sign up to work in Israel. Diaa Hadid/NPR hide caption

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Middle East conflict

With Palestinian laborers shut out of Israel, Indian workers line up for jobs there

Israel is recruiting skilled laborers from India after suspending work permits for most Palestinian workers following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas-backed militants.

With Palestinian laborers shut out of Israel, Indian workers line up for jobs there

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Wednesday

Journalists turn to picket lines as the news business ails

Washington Post staff picket during a 24-hour strike outside the newspaper's building in December 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Media

Journalists turn to picket lines as the news business ails

Journalists have walked out of two dozen newsrooms over layoffs, budget cuts and fraught contract talks in just the past few weeks. All of them belong to the leading newspaper union, the NewsGuild.

Journalists turn to picket lines as the news business ails

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Thursday

Monday

How Bogotá cares for its family caregivers: From dance classes to job training

Ruth Infante (second from left), a single mother of three, and her classmates donned traditional flowing dresses for their Cumbia dance performance at a "care block" center in Bogotá, Colombia. The class is one of the free services offered to anyone in the neighborhood who is an unpaid caregiver for their family. Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption

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Goats and Soda

How Bogotá cares for its family caregivers: From dance classes to job training

More than a million women in Bogotá, Colombia, do unpaid family caregiver work full-time. The country has launched a groundbreaking program called "Care Blocks" to ease their burden.

How Bogotá cares for its family caregivers: From dance classes to job training

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Thursday

Why autoworkers are asking for a 46% pay raise

United Auto Workers members march while holding signs at a union rally held near a Stellantis factory Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Detroit. Mike Householder/AP hide caption

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Business

Why autoworkers are asking for a 46% pay raise

Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers.

Why autoworkers are asking for a 46% pay raise

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Friday

The job market continues to expand at a healthy clip as U.S. heads into Labor Day

A 'Now Hiring' sign is displayed outside a check cashing shop in Los Angeles on June 2, 2023. Employers added 187,000 jobs in August, while the unemployment rate rose to 3.8%. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

The job market continues to expand at a healthy clip as U.S. heads into Labor Day

Employers added 187,000 jobs in August, while the unemployemnt rate rose to 3.8%. The data indicates a steady labor market heading into the Labor Day weekend.

Friday

As these farmworkers' children seek a different future, farms look for workers abroad

Paola Mendoza, the daughter of farmworkers, says her parents didn't want her to join them in the fields. She's now in college, studying to be a teacher. Mike Kane for NPR hide caption

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Stories of Change From America's Farms

As these farmworkers' children seek a different future, farms look for workers abroad

U.S. farms have faced worker shortages for years. Now compounding the problem: The children of farmworkers are leaving the fields, forcing farm owners to look to other countries for labor.

As these farmworkers' children seek a different future, farms look for workers abroad

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Thursday

America's farms are desperate for labor. Foreign workers bring relief and controversy

A worker harvests cherries in the early hours of the morning on a farm near Sunnyside, Wash., on June 14. Mike Kane for NPR hide caption

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Stories of Change From America's Farms

America's farms are desperate for labor. Foreign workers bring relief and controversy

The number of H-2A visas for seasonal farmworkers issued each year has more than quadrupled over the past decade. The growth has alarmed labor advocates. Farmers don't love the program, either.

America's farms are desperate for labor. Foreign workers bring relief and controversy

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Thursday

REI fostered a progressive reputation. Then its workers began to unionize

A pedestrian walks by REI's flagship store in New York, where last year workers formed the company's first union. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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REI fostered a progressive reputation. Then its workers began to unionize

REI, the shopping mecca for outdoor enthusiasts, has balked at recognizing its newly unionized workers. They accuse the retailer of breaking labor laws, which the company denies.

REI fostered a progressive reputation. Then its workers began to unionize

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