The labor movement is having a moment. As strikes among teachers, actors, autoworkers and a variety of other professions grace the headlines, Matter of Fact explores what kind of impact they could have on the future of work. Soledad O’Brien sits down with Jeffrey Schuhrke, Ph.D., labor historian and assistant professor at Empire State University’s Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies.
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