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Amazon workers vote to unionize in Staten Island

Make Me Smart

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Business, News

4.6 β€’ 5.4K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 2 April 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Happy Friday, Smarties! Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York, elected to unionize today. That’s a historic win, and we’ll talk more about what the road to a contract could look like during Economics on Tap. There’s also plenty to discuss about the new jobs report, but one area to focus on is construction. Plus, a look at the impact the Biden administration’s immigration plans could have on the midterm elections and the worker shortage. And we’ve got a round of our old favorite, Half Full/Half Empty! Our hosts weigh in on April Fools marketing, streaming wins at the Oscars, rounding up for charity, the House vote on legalizing marijuana and Dunkin’ donuts makeup!

Here’s everything we talked about on the show today:

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Transcript

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0:00.0

I don't hear any music.

0:03.4

I don't.

0:04.3

I'm ready.

0:05.8

Oh, there it is.

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There it is.

0:07.6

That's like, wait, I do something wrong.

0:09.4

Like, right, are we disconnected?

0:11.8

Yeah.

0:13.6

Hey everyone, I'm Kimberly Adams.

0:15.5

Welcome back to Make Me Smart,

0:17.0

where we make today make sense.

0:19.8

And I'm Amy Scott.

0:21.4

Thanks for joining us for economics on tap this Friday

0:24.8

on the YouTube live stream or on the podcast.

0:27.8

We've got some news and a game to play.

0:30.3

The first Kimberly, tell us what you're drinking.

0:33.4

So this is something new because I'm still in full

0:36.8

cherry blossom mode.

0:37.8

Is anyone watching the YouTube live stream can see?

0:40.9

I'm drinking sparkling sake, which I've never had before.

0:45.4

But I'm I didn't know that was a thing.

0:48.8

I didn't know the thing either, but here we go.

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