Worker Unrest Is the Newest Threat to the Chip Industry

Jul 30, 07:01 AM

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Workers at Samsung Electronics in South Korea are on indefinite strike and U.S. unions at several chip plants are gearing up to organize as semiconductors enjoy growth. WSJ reporter Jiyoung Sohn joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss the impact of organized labor on the chip industry. Plus, the U.S. government says TikTok collected data from users on sensitive topics as it defends a new law requiring the sale or ban of the popular app.

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Workers at Samsung Electronics in South Korea are on indefinite strike and U.S. unions at several chip plants are gearing up to organize as semiconductors enjoy growth. WSJ reporter Jiyoung Sohn joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss the impact of organized labor on the chip industry. Plus, the U.S. government says TikTok collected data from users on sensitive topics as it defends a new law requiring the sale or ban of the popular app.


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