Aug 22, 2019

The state of the unions is not strong

Not all the Fed governors agreed on July's interest rate cut. Union membership drops. The Midwest struggles with the aftermath of flooding.

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Workplace Culture

Why labor unions keep shrinking

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Aug 22, 2019

It's not just the shift away from a manufacturing economy.

Labor union members protest Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's proposed budget cuts in 2011.

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After the flood comes the enormous pile of burning soybeans

by Peggy Lowe

Aug 22, 2019

Following severe flodding in the Midwest, a pile of 650,000 bushels of soybeans in rural Missouri spontaneously combusted and have been burning for a month.

This pile of soybeans, once 650,000 bushels, has been burning since mid-July.

(Peggy Lowe for Marketplace

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