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NPR (Andrea Hsu) - This factory was severely short on workers. Then it offered flexible work Wed Jul 8 09:21:22 2026

A GE Appliances plant in rural northwest Georgia was short hundreds of workers amid COVID-19. A flexible work option where some workers can sign up for shifts through an app has eased the pain.

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NYTIMES (Dionne Searcey and Bianca Pallaro) - We Want to Hear From Delivery Workers in New York City. Fri May 22 19:12:47 2026

The New York Times is examining the working conditions of delivery app workers.

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