ECONOMY

United Auto Workers members picket Wednesday at a General Motors plant in Flint, Mich. Last year, more U.S. workers went on strike than at any time since 1986.

'It's Time To Get Something Back': Union Workers' Voices Are Getting Louder

1:00am October 24, 2019

by Scott Horsley

Unions and their supporters around the country are assessing whether the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors is a sign of renewed labor power.

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Voting Continues On United Auto Workers' Tentative Deal With GM

5:52am October 23, 2019

by Tracy Samilton

UAW members at General Motors' largest factories vote Wednesday and Thursday on a tentative contract agreement. Ratification would end the longest strike against GM since 1970.

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Census Bureau Struggles To Add Staff For 2020's Census

7:29am October 22, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

The federal government hopes to hire around half a million workers by next spring to complete the 2020 census. But it's running into trouble with low unemployment and background-check delays.

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Chicago Churches Help To Pay Off Cook County Residents' Medical Debt

7:02am October 22, 2019

A network of churches in the Chicago area worked with a nonprofit to eliminate $5.3 million in medical debt belonging to 6,000 community members.

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Gita Gopinath, IMF Chief Economist and Director of the Research Department, speaks at a briefing during the IMF and World Bank Fall Meetings on October 15, 2019 in Washington, DC.

The IMF Warns About Rising Regional Inequality

6:30am October 22, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

A new study by the International Monetary Fund finds that advanced nations have seen a rise in regional inequality since the 1980s.

Residents In Kentucky's Martin County Face Escalating Water Bills

6:17am October 21, 2019

by Sydney Boles

In a rural coal region of Kentucky, moves to fix a notoriously dirty water supply have created a new crisis. Many are now unable to afford their water bills and are drinking water from other sources.

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Mayor Of Stockton, Calif., Discusses Universal Basic Income Program Results

5:10pm October 19, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Michael Tubbs, mayor of Stockton, Calif., about his city's experiment with a universal basic income.

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The UAW GM National Council will vote on a new tentative deal Thursday in a potential end to the national strike that has idled GM plants.

GM And UAW Reach Tentative Agreement To End National Strike

1:44pm October 16, 2019

by Bill Chappell

When the union's GM national council reviews the deal's terms Thursday, it will decide whether nearly 50,000 workers should remain on strike or whether they should go back to work immediately.

Consumer Agency Blocked From Fixing Student Loan Forgiveness Program

10:55am October 15, 2019

by Chris Arnold

Many public service workers thought they were in line to have their student loans forgiven. They made payments for 10 years only to be told they weren't in the right loan forgiveness program.

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Economy

International Monetary Fund To Release Economic Outlook

7:36am October 15, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about finance ministers and central bankers arriving in Washington, D.C., for meetings amid gloomy forecasts for the world economy.

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