Dissent in the AFL-CIO

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Listen Monday, Jun. 20, 2005 at 12:06 p.m. in Economy, Politics

With union membership at just 12.5 percent of the American workforce, organized labor is divided about the future of the movement. Defying calls for unity within the AFL-CIO, five dissident unions last week announced the creation of an independent coalition, the latest escalation in a fight some think will split the federation. Join Kojo for a discussion on the future of organized labor.

Audio archives, transcripts and CDs will be available approximately 15 minutes after the program ends.

Guests

Nelson Lichtenstein

Director of the Center for the Study of Work, Labor and Democracy, UC Santa Barbara

Thomas Edsall

Reporter, Washington Post

Stephen Lerner

Director of Building Services Division, Service Employees International Union; Member of International Executive Board, Director of SEIU Property Services Division, Coordinate Justice for Janitors campaigns

Stewart Acuff

National AFL-CIO Organizing Director

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