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12:06Dissent in the AFL-CIO

With union membership at just 12.5 percent of the American workforce, organized labor is divided about the future of the movement. Defying calls for unity within the AFL-CIO, five dissident unions last week announced the creation of an independent coalition, the latest escalation in a fight some think will split the federation. Join Kojo for a discussion on the future of organized labor.

Guests

Nelson Lichtenstein, Professor of History, University of California Santa Barbara

Thomas Edsall, Reporter, Washington Post

Stephen Lerner, Director of Building Services Division, Service Employees International Union; Member of International Executive Board, Director of SEIU Property Services Division, Coordinate Justice for Janitors campaigns

Stewart Acuff, National AFL-CIO Organizing Director

13:06Sporting Views

Love of sports is more than box scores and batting averages. Go beyond the statistics on Sporting Views, the Thinking Person's sports show.

Guests

George Solomon, Columnist and former Sports Editor, The Washington Post; Visiting Professor, Phillip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland; also former ESPN Ombudsman

Milton Kent, Columnist, The Baltimore Sun

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