Amazon workers at a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama are currently voting on whether they want to unionize. The voting period ends on March 29, but already the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union has said that in recent weeks, over 1,000 Amazon employees have called to inquire about organizing drives at their own facilities. Jay Greene, reporter at The Washington Post, joins us for how Amazon is fighting to keep its employees from unionizing.




Next, the tourism industry has taken a huge hit by Covid. Before the pandemic, tourism accounted for one in ten jobs around the world. International travel hit a 74% decline. Worldwide emissions from air travel, dropped about 50% and cruise lines had to stop trips all together with most sailings canceled into May or June. Stephen Hiltner, travel desk editor at the NY Times, joins us for how bad 2020 was for tourism.




Finally, many businesses thrived because of the shifts in spending during lockdowns. Now, looking forward to an economy that will hopefully be getting back to normal soon, these companies are facing questions about if they can keep up. Will people continue to order from DoorDash or go back to restaurants? Will the home improvement sector continue to grow or are people going on vacations? Paul Ziobro, reporter at the WSJ, joins us for more.

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