# Supermarket Jobs, Super Exploitation

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Podcast: [Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff](https://stenobird.com/podcast/economic-update-with-richard-d-wolff-7137856)
Published: 2026-07-05T16:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week on Economic Update, Professor delivers updates on the so-called Social Security Crisis, the gross inequality of stock ownership in the U.S. today, the exploited and underpaid non-tenure track faculty ("adjuncts," etc.) who are joining unions, especially the UAW, which won a union election on June 3 at the University of Southern California, which includes 2,700 members. The second half of the show features an interview with Ann Larson, author of the new book, Cleanup on Aisle Five: Essential Work, Poverty Wages, and the View Behind the Supermarket Register. You can find here book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cleanup-on-Aisle-Five/Ann-Larson/9781668094501

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