Economic Slump Brought a 'Tough Year for Labor'

Name: Economic Slump Brought a 'Tough Year for Labor'
Uploaded: 2011-09-05T22:18:00Z
Duration: P747S
Description: How powerful are labor unions in the U.S.? Ray Suarez looks at the state of labor unions -- on a day honoring Americans who work -- with James Sherk, Senior Policy Analyst for Labor Economics at the Heritage Foundation, Thea Lee, Deputy Chief of Staff at the AFL-CIO, and Steven Greehouse of the New York Times.

Clip: 09/05/2011 | 12m 27s

How powerful are labor unions in the U.S.? Ray Suarez looks at the state of labor unions -- on a day honoring Americans who work -- with James Sherk, Senior Policy Analyst for Labor Economics at the Heritage Foundation, Thea Lee, Deputy Chief of Staff at the AFL-CIO, and Steven Greehouse of the New York Times.

Aired: 09/05/11

Rating: NR

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