Tue, Jul 26, 2005 -- 9:00 AM
AFL-CIO Split
On Monday, a coalition of unions, including the Teamsters and the SEIU, announced that they are leaving the AFL-CIO. Forum
discusses the impact of the breakaway on the AFL-CIO and the individual labor unions -- from workers' bargaining power to
their political clout.
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Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
- Art Pulaski, executive secretary treasurer of the California Labor Federation
- Harley Shaiken, at UC Berkeley specializing in labor issues
- Ken Rigmaiden, executive vice president of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
- Robert Reich, Maurice Hexter Professor of Social and Economic Policy, Heller School of Public Policy, Brandeis University
- Sal Roselli, president of the Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers Union West


