Labor's Alliance with the Democratic Party

September 05, 2012 from LinkTV News

It has long been said that unions are to the Democratic Party as corporations are to the GOP. But has that relationship been strained in recent years, especially after union resentment about North Carolina hosting the convention? Link TV speaks with Rodney Ellis of the North Carolina Association of Educators, Mary Kusler of the National Education Association, and others about this alliance.

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