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Take Two

The AFL-CIO convention and the state of labor unions

By Take Two Staff
Published Sep 9, 2013
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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 AFL-CIO convention and the state of labor unions

Today, the AFL-CIO is in the midst of a four day convention in Los Angeles. The tag line for the event: "Dream. Innovate. Act." 

The need to innovate and act is great these days, as the number of card-carrying union members has been on the decline for some time now. For more, we turn to Chris Tilly, the director of UCLA's Institute for Research on Labor and Employment.