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An employee handles sides of pork on a conveyor at a Smithfield Foods Inc. pork processing facility in Milan, Mo.

USDA Offers Pork Companies A New Inspection Plan, Despite Opposition

5:35pm September 17, 2019

by Dan Charles

Under new federal rules, pork companies can hire workers to do some tasks currently reserved for federal inspectors in hog slaughterhouses. Critics say it's a move toward privatization.

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National

GM Workers Worry That Plant Shutdowns May Not Be Over

4:30pm September 17, 2019

by Frank Morris

GM's decision to close five North American facilities has left some striking workers worrying if theirs may be next. Plants making cars have been hardest hit.

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Corporate Social Responsibility: More than just virtue signaling?

Does It Pay For Companies To Do Good?

1:42pm September 17, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

As corporate America seeks to redefine its mission as a force for social good, new studies in economics are showing that there are self-serving reasons why they'd want to do that.

Economy

How UAW's Strike Against GM May Affect Ford And Fiat-Chrysler

7:25am September 17, 2019

NPR's David Greene talks to New York Times reporter Steven Greenhouse, author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present and Future of American Labor, about the strike, and the future of unions.

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States Are Split Over Purdue Pharma's Opioid Settlement

6:30am September 17, 2019

NPR's David Greene talks to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey about why she opposes the agreement with Purdue Pharma that settles the company's role in the opioid epidemic.

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Investors Are On Edge After Drone Attack Hits Saudi-Owned Aramco

5:09am September 17, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to Ellen Wald, author of Saudi, Inc., which explores Aramco and the history of the Saudi energy industry. Before the weekend drone attack, bankers were working on Aramco's IPO.

World News

Saudi Arabia May Rethink IPO For State-Owned Oil Company After Attacks

4:25pm September 16, 2019

by Jackie Northam

Saudi Arabia had been planning to sell off a slice of its state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco, in a massive IPO. But last weekend's aerial attacks on Saudi oil facilities may scare off investors.

National

UAW Workers On Strike At General Motors

4:25pm September 16, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Brian Rothenberg, spokesperson for United Auto Workers. The union is leading a strike of over 49,000 workers against General Motors.

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National

Boeing Report To Include Overhaul Of Safety Procedures

4:25pm September 16, 2019

by Chris Arnold

Boeing's board of directors will soon receive recommendations aimed at making the company's planes safer. This comes after two 737 MAX jets crashed, killing all passengers and crew.

National

General Motors Workers Begin Nationwide Strike

4:25pm September 16, 2019

by Sarah Cwiek

Nearly 50,000 General Motors workers are on strike. They're protesting contract issues such as wages, health care and other benefits at a time when their union is under investigation for corruption.