Mar 30, 2021

The Amazon union vote count begins

The Amazon fulfillment warehouse at the center of a unionization drive on March 29 in Bessemer, Alabama. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images

Amazon workers in a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, have voted on whether or not to unionize. It could be one of the most historic votes in American labor history. Plus, Starbucks celebrates 50 years in business. And, how treatment centers are responding to a rise in substance use during the pandemic.

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Awaiting the vote count for the Amazon unionization efforts in Bessemer, Alabama

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