#779 NTUC calling for a strike?

Plan B

Apr 10, 2025•34 min•Season 4Ep. 779

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Think NTUC is just a supermarket? Think again. It’s also a trade union - and we got the Secretary-General himself, Ng Chee Meng, to answer some tough questions. Like how he nearly ‘bang table’ by calling for a strike. Plus, are young workers really just fragile “strawberries,” or are they setting the bar for fair workplaces?

(01:05) Background of unions in Singapore

(04:55) Is NTUC’s ties to PAP a conflict of interest?

(09:00) The impact of rising foreign workforce on job security

(11:15) Are young workers too quick to complain about work?

(17:50) How SkillsFuture can help shape careers

(23:20) Does the pressure to upskill trap us in a never-ending rat race?

(28:20) NTUC almost calling for a strike?

(32:30) Why winning without war is the best strategy

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