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17 Dec, 5 tweets, 3 min read
LIVE NOW: Reporters @byHeatherLong, @GregJaffe and @alyssafowers are discussing why tens of millions of Americans have left their jobs in the Great Resignation and what happens after quitting.

Listen on @TwitterSpaces, moderated by @maggiepenman: twitter.com/i/spaces/1OyJA…
“It’s a walkout!”: Inside the fast-food workers’ season of rebellion washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…
Workers are not just quitting their jobs because of money, says @GregJaffe.

"The thing that animates every conversation is respect and dignity ... It's not as straightforward as better wages or better hours, it's 'treat me differently.'" twitter.com/i/spaces/1OyJA…
The industries where workers quit the most washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…
Four Dollar General workers in Connecticut tried to unionize, setting off one of the most lopsided battles of the ongoing low-wage-worker revolt washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…

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