The Bipartisan War on Unions

Unions are one of the Democrats' most important and well organized constituencies. Today, a look at the labor landscape, and how the movement is playing into the primary.

An episode of the Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast podcast, hosted by WNYC Studios, titled "The Bipartisan War on Unions" was published on February 22, 2020 and runs 20 minutes.

February 22, 2020 ·20m · Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

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Summary

Unions are one of the Democrats' most important and well organized constituencies. Today, a look at the labor landscape, and how the movement is playing into the primary.

Episode Description

In the wake of an important Nevada union's decision not to endorse any candidate because of their concerns over the health care proposals across the board, a subset of Sanders voters reportedly took to social media to harass and harangue the union.

On today's show:
Jane McAlevey, labor and environmental organizer, post doctoral fellow in the Labor and Worklife Program at Harvard Law School and the author of A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy, discusses how the candidates are courting organized labor, and how unions' political capital could play in the primary and general elections.