Kellogg’s plans to replace hundreds of striking workers. Can it actually do that? - a podcast by Marketplace

Kellogg’s cereal plant employees have been on strike for more than two months. Earlier this week, they voted to reject a contract offer from the company. Now, Kellogg’s says it is done negotiating and will begin permanently replacing the striking workers. That opens up a few questions. Child care is still struggling with the labor shortage, and there are ripple effects. Spotify finds itself in a battle with comedians over royalties after removing their work from its platform.

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Update (12/10/21): The story about Spotify’s battle with comedians over royalties has been updated to correctly characterize the legal status of the comedians’ claim. For more information, check out the story on marketplace.org.

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