An atmazon distribution center is voting on unionization as we record this. Star bucks workers have voted to unionize across the country, including in seattle and apple store employees in georgia have filed for a union election. Burney sanders: "I think workers are starting to really understand the value of their labor"
In the most Elon Musk move ever, the billionaire bought Twitter just 2 hours after we finished taping. But don’t worry, we did an emergency re-tape so you’d have our latest thoughts. Scott & Kara discuss the unprecedented buyout, as well as Scott's front row seat to the demise of CNN+. And as Amazon labor organizers make inroads in New York, Kim Kelly, author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor, joins us to talk about the past, present, and future of unions.
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