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Union busting 280 characters at a time

Oct 1, 2019

Union busting 280 characters at a time

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gives an update on the next-generation Starship spacecraft at the company's Texas launch facility on September 28, 2019 in Boca Chica near Brownsville, Texas. Loren Elliott/Getty Images

Republican Congressman Chris Collins resigns amid accusations of insider trading. Chinese shoemakers struggle with rising costs and wages. The consequences of union busting on social media.

Music from the episode

Walk, Don't Run The Ventures

The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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