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Labor Leader: The Course Needs Changing

 

Since the beginning of the new millennium, the US has lost millions of jobs to countries overseas. With a recession looming, many union leaders say more hard times lie ahead for the working class. Richard Trumka is the Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO. He says it's time to switch from a public policy of constant deregulation to one that empowers American workers. AM 580's Michael Koliska talked to Trumka during a visit to he University of Illinois.