September 4, 2005

Labor pains

Steve Babson, who teaches labor relations at Wayne State University , talked about the historical development of the labor movement in the U.S. and the daunting challenges workers are facing today, particularly in light of the Northwest Airlines strike. He said labor will make a comeback, but it may not be along the same identifiable lines. \"It\'s obviously going to be a different labor movement from the one in the past that we associated with manufacturing and labor," Babson observed.

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