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Take Two

The image and influence of California's organized labor

By Take Two Staff
Published Oct 28, 2013
About 400 BART workers and union supporters gathered in Oakland on August 1, 2013 to rally in support of BART workers.
About 400 BART workers and union supporters gathered in Oakland on August 1, 2013 to rally in support of BART workers.
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Deborah Svoboda/KQED
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Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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The image and influence of California's organized labor

In many ways, organized labor is the most the powerful political force in deeply Democratic California. But the bitter Bay Area transit strike that ended last week revealed a few cracks in the armor.

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