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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Terry Gross hosts this multi-award-winning daily interview and features program.

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FILE - Marriott human resources recruiter Mariela Cuevas, left, talks to Lisbet Oliveros, during a job fair at Hard Rock Stadium, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla.  Americans quit their jobs at a record pace for the second straight month in September, while businesses and other employers continued to post a near-record number of available jobs.  (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)
Community

For 2nd straight month, Americans quit jobs at a record pace

Americans quit their jobs at a record pace for the second straight month in September, in many cases for more money elsewhere.

4 years ago

Workers pack onions at a food bank.
Community

U.S. food banks struggle to feed hungry amid surging prices

U.S. food banks dealing with increased demand from families sidelined by the pandemic now face a new challenge – surging food prices and supply chain issues.

4 years ago

This Jan. 16, 2014 file photo shows the General Electric logo at a store in Cranberry Township, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Money

General Electric to split into 3 public companies

General Electric is splitting itself into three public companies that concentrate on aviation, health care and energy.

4 years ago

FILE - Members of the United Auto Workers strike outside of a John Deere plant, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Ankeny, Iowa.  The farm equipment manufacturer reached a tentative labor agreement Saturday, Oct. 30,  with the United Auto Workers union.  But a UAW strike that began Oct. 14 will continue -- and details of the proposed contract will not be released -- while workers study the terms of the agreement in advance of a vote.  (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
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Money

John Deere and union reach tentative agreement but strike continues for now

4 years ago

Restaurant hotel workers and Unite Here representatives chanted, “If we don’t get it, shut it down,” at a vote of union members to authorize a strike outside the Wyndham Hotel in Philadelphia on Oct. 28, 2021
Money

Labor ‘militancy’ is on the rise in Philly. Workers and experts explain #Striketober

“This is a spike in labor activity and labor militancy. Workers are asserting their power in ways that haven't been done in over a generation.”

4 years ago

Workers hold up yellow signs at a protest outside PHL Airport
Money

Piedmont Airlines flight attendants at PHL unanimously vote to authorize a strike

Piedmont, a subsidiary of American Airlines, is a regional carrier with hubs in Philadelphia and Charlotte that flies to more than 55 cities around the United States.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks in front of an American flag backdrop
Politics & Policy

Big changes in White House ideas to pay for $2 trillion plan

The White House is floating new plans for ways to pay for President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion proposal for expanding social services and tackling climate change.

4 years ago

(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Radio Times

The “Great Resignation:” why Americans are quitting at record levels

Americans are quitting their jobs at record levels. In August, 2.9% of workers resigned to take new jobs or to stop working altogether. What's behind the "Great Resignation?"

Air Date: October 20, 2021 10:00 am

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Gov. Phil Murphy looks at a drawing a student has done.
Health

N.J. will pay bonuses to help child care providers recruit, keep workers

New Jersey will use federal stimulus dollars to offer $1,000 bonuses to help child care providers recruit new workers and retain existing staff.

4 years ago

Shoppers walk on South Street
Keystone Crossroads
Money

Pew dashboard for Philly economy finds jobs down 8% since before pandemic

The tool provides a regularly updated look at the local economy, with results that can be filtered by ZIP code, industries, and other factors.

4 years ago

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 06: A view of the U.S. Capitol at dawn on Wednesday morning October 6, 2021 in Washington, DC
NPR
Politics & Policy

The House passes a short-term fix to the looming debt ceiling crisis

The bill heads off fiscal calamity and puts an end — for now — to tense negotiations over the federal debt limit.

4 years ago

A sign in the parking lot of Mariano's grocery store advertises the availability of jobs Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, in Chicago.  One reason America’s employers are having trouble filling jobs was starkly illustrated in a report Tuesday, Oct. 12: Americans are quitting in droves.  (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Money

Americans quit their jobs at a record pace in August

One reason America's employers are having trouble filling jobs was starkly illustrated in a report Tuesday: Americans are quitting in droves.

4 years ago

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks to a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, in Washington
Politics & Policy

Senate dodges U.S. debt disaster, voting to extend borrowing

The Senate has dodged a U.S. debt disaster by approving legislation to lift the federal limit on new borrowing by nearly a half-trillion dollars.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden talks with reporters after returning to the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, after a trip to Michigan to promote his infrastructure plan
Politics & Policy

Biden: Senate filibuster change on debt a ‘real possibility’

Days before an Oct. 18 deadline to act, the Senate is tangled in a dangerous partisan standoff over a vote that’s needed to allow the federal government to continue borrowing.

4 years ago

Vehicles arrive at the Delaware toll plaza
Politics & Policy

Delaware offers toll violators amnesty in effort to recoup millions in lost revenue

Toll violators owe Delaware nearly $150 million in missed toll payments and fines from over the past six-and-a-half years.

4 years ago

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