Why so many American workers are on strike right now

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Supply-chain issues and labor shortages mean companies are fighting for workers. </span><a href="https://apple.news/AiGZQPYPcQb2KVyYzYayJNQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Time</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> reports on how growing numbers of employees are testing their power, by striking to demand better pay and benefits. And the</span><a href="https://apple.news/AMSTNrXK-RfeA_Adpm5dwcA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Washington Post</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> looks at the battle lines in the dispute between cereal-plant workers and Kellogg&rsquo;s.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many therapists don&rsquo;t take insurance. The ones who do are often booked. The</span><a href="https://apple.news/AzaDPxUq-QISDJXqP1iMbDA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Wall Street Journal</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> shows you why, and what you can do about it.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There&rsquo;s a dark side to free return policies. The</span><a href="https://apple.news/AKKBZDPK8QfyT6ma_LA91zA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Atlantic</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> details how when you send back something you bought, there&rsquo;s a good chance it&rsquo;s going in the trash.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Major League Baseball games are getting longer and more boring. </span><a href="https://apple.news/AV5hDl7vvT66cne-K1uiexw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bloomberg Businessweek</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> goes behind the scenes of experiments the league is quietly running to help speed up games and add more drama.</span></p>