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Labor's Love - Lost?

How did the labor movement in America sink so low in the public's opinion, as recent polls have indicated? Does labor still stand as the savior of the little guy or is it seen as job security and guaranteed benefits for government workers at taxpayers' expense?

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KCRW placeholderBy Sarah Spitz • Mar 9, 2010 • 1 min read

How did the labor movement in America sink so low in the public's opinion, as recent polls have indicated? Does labor still stand as the savior of the little guy or is it seen as job security and guaranteed benefits for government workers at taxpayers' expense? Matt Welch of Reason Magazine debates Harold Meyerson of American Prospect, moderated by Steven Ross, Professor of American History at USC.

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