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The Hidden Horrors of Whole Foods

Whole Foods workers say they’re surveilled, tracked to the minute, and have to work two jobs to survive. Workers are organizing to form the first Whole Foods union.

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Whole Foods Workers in Philadelphia Are Unionizing

An interview with Ben Lovett Edward Dupree Leeya Mehari Jacobin
Last month, workers at a Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board, the first such filing since Amazon took over the grocery chain in 2017. We spoke with some of the workers about the union

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The Disappearing White-Collar Job

Chip Cutter and Harriet Torry The Wall Street Journal
A once-in-a-generation convergence of technology and pressure to operate more efficiently has corporations saying many lost jobs may never return.

Who Is Essential Now?

Bryce Covert The Nation
Workers at companies that offer poor pay and unsafe working conditions now know they are essential. And many expect to be treated that way.
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