About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of labor nativism on workers and highlights various labor issues including Amazon's control over delivery drivers and union busting in the nursing home industry.

https://theconversation.com/when-ice-ramped-up-enforcement-us-born-workers-didnt-see-any-economic-gains-283011 We start with headlines checking in on the workers of Bolivia, the American Axle strike, union doctors in Providence, electrolysis workers in Washington, and the broader problems of the US economy. For our first main story this week, a recent investigation by Bloomberg exposed some truly incredible levels of control Amazon exerts over the delivery drivers it claims are "independent contractors." Finally, we discuss the crisis of union busting enabled by public funds in the nursing home industry. Join the discord: discord.gg/tDvmNzX Follow the pod at instagram.com/workstoppage, @WorkStoppagePod on Twitter, John @facebookvillain, and Lina @solidaritybee

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