With Labor Day approaching, and an election year approaching, we sit down with local labor leaders to discuss the issues most pressing to them. What is the state of labor in 2015? AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka recently said that Hillary Clinton shouldn't count on union support unless she can figure out a way to energize workers. What, exactly, does that mean? Our panel discusses that and more.
- Bruce Popper, VP of 1199 SEIU and President of the Rochester Labor Council
- Kendall Bell, Member Federation of Social Workers. President CLUW (Coalition of Labor Union Women)
- Shelly Clements, Labor Relation Specialist with NYSUT
