From “Million Bazillion”: What are labor unions?
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4.6 • 5.5K Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2024
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
With the big push to unionize auto workers in the South, it looks like it might be another hot labor summer. And if you and your little ones have questions, this episode is for you! Today, we’re bringing you a special episode from Marketplace’s kids podcast, “Million Bazillion,” all about the history of labor unions, collective bargaining and how unions changed the way we work. Plus, how many hours a day should a person work? Kids have thoughts!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey Bazillionaires, welcome back to a new episode of Million Bazillion. |
| 0:05.0 | Before Bridget and Ryan embark on their next mission to answer your money-focused questions, |
| 0:10.0 | this episode is presented in partnership with Greenlight, the debit card and money |
| 0:14.2 | app for kids and teens. Greenlight helps young people develop healthy financial |
| 0:18.4 | habits by learning to earn, save, and invest, all with parental approval. |
| 0:23.0 | For a limited time, a million-basillion listeners can get one month free and an extra $10 |
| 0:28.0 | when they sign up for a Green Light account at greenlight.com slash million. |
| 0:32.0 | That's Green Light.com slash million. That's Greenlight.com slash million. |
| 0:35.0 | Hey Smarties, it's Kimberly. |
| 0:40.0 | We've talked a lot about unions on the show lately, from the writer strikes to the |
| 0:44.6 | auto workers unionization efforts in the South and you might have a kid in your |
| 0:49.4 | life who's asked what that's all about. So today, we're bringing you an episode |
| 0:54.4 | from the latest season of Million Bazillion, |
| 0:57.2 | where hosts Bridget and Ryan break down |
| 0:59.8 | what kids and grownups need to know about labor unions. |
| 1:04.6 | All right, here's the show. |
| 1:07.0 | Okay, Ryan, we're on right after this aerial yoga performance is over. |
| 1:16.6 | How you feel? I always get a little nervous before these school presentations. The last one did not go well. I think it'll go better this time |
| 1:21.0 | if only for the fact that you didn't bring any illegal fireworks. |
| 1:24.0 | You didn't bring any illegal fireworks today, right? |
| 1:28.0 | P. Of course not, Bridget. You think I'm daft? |
| 1:31.0 | Daft. Why are you talking like British all of a sudden? What? Daft? That's a word. |
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