U.S. Workers Are Done Job Hopping

Happy Wednesday. Today, we're reporting on the federal workers who are pondering President Trump’s resignation offer and taking a look at the only union-represented Whole Foods location.

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Fewer Americans Are Quitting Their Jobs

The U.S. job market is still solid, but new data show the number of workers who left their jobs last year hit the lowest level since 2020 as better opportunities became rarer.

Federal Workers Ponder an Existential Question: Do I Pack Up and Quit?

As part of a Trump administration plan to curb spending, two million government workers were told they have until Feb. 6 to decide whether to return to the office full-time or quit and receive eight months’ pay.

Whole Foods Workers in Philadelphia Form Grocer’s First Union in Decades

Employees voted to unionize to push for higher wages and improved benefits, the first time workers at the Amazon-owned grocer have organized in years.

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