How Much Is the Modern Labor Movement Held Back by Its Reputation for Corruption?

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The modern labor movement simply doesn't have the tools or the reputation to do much about it. So what schuler needs is more leverage. But no one's just handing out leverage these days. We will be back with a f l c i o president, liz schuler, in a minute.

Organized labor hasn’t had this much public support in 50 years, and yet the percentage of Americans in a union is near a record low. A.F.L-C.I.O. president Liz Shuler tries to explain this gap — and persuade Stephen Dubner that “the folks who brought you the weekend” still have the leverage to fix a broken economy.