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Unions Today

Clip: 9/1/1991 | 8m 42sVideo has Closed Captions

When talking to his students, Rachleff hears that none of them would consider...

When talking to his students, Rachleff hears that none of them would consider crossing a picket line. He sees that as having values. But in today's society, labor unions are not about values, but about dollars and cents. He sees the leadership of these labor unions asleep at the wheel but it's really nothing new looking at the history of labor unions.

09/01/1991

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