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A conversation with geographer Jen Watkins on her experience as a server and her research on the industry.

The unemployment rate for July stands at 4 percent — slightly better than the national average which is at 4.3 percent.

Metal Powder Products in Campbellsburg formally objected to its employees' vote to unionize with Communications Workers of America. It said the CWA made “false” promises to employees and influenced votes. The NLRB overruled the objections, affirming the workers’ vote.

The Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition announced the endorsement after a general membership meeting over the weekend. Its more than 1,000 members will now vote to approve a proposed three-day strike for this week.

The Indiana Graduate Workers Union is preparing a 3-day strike starting April 17, leaders in the group told members at a community meeting. The union still needs to vote on the proposal.

Indiana’s unemployment rate in the most recent jobs report, released Friday, remained steady in February at 3.5 percent. That marks six consecutive months at that rate.

The agency’s yearly revisions also show that the state had about 22,000 more people employed last year than originally reported.

The United Auto Workers plans to bring more plants into the strike the longer it goes, ramping up pressure on GM, Stellantis and Ford. That means the Bedford union could be called to walk out at any time.

A conversation with geographer Jen Watkins on her experience as a server and her research on the industry.

With the possibility of a strike looming, a group of union workers from UPS facilities across Indiana and neighboring states gathered in Indianapolis to discuss the work that lies ahead.