S1E19: US labour force goes on strike and millions of workers quit their jobs: Washington Report Ep 19

Washington Report Ep 19: US labour force goes on strike and millions of workers quit their jobs  12:12 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. Steve Okun, senior advisor of McLarty Associates sits in for ST's Nirmal Ghosh who is on leave, to chat with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Workers behind the scenes in Hollywood going on strike (1:51) Production houses such as Netflix, Disney, Comcast, have gotten bigger profits during the pandemic (3:15) The way ahead for the change in America's labour dynamic (5:12) America's jobless benefits one of the reasons for high unemployment numbers (6:57) 200 Boeing employees protest against vaccination mandate (8:41) Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: [email protected] Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories. Asian Insider newsletter. --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.