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Michael Zweig, economist and labor historian, unpacks the Supreme Court case Janus vs. AFSCME and
places it in the context of the history of American labor struggles since the 19th century.
He also analyzes the extraordinary West Virginia teachers' strike and what it might portend for labor militancy going forward.
Michael Zweig is professor emeritus at Stonybrook University, former director of the Center for the Study of Working Class Life and author of What's Class Got to Do With It? American Society in the Twenty-first Century
Interviewed by Richard Hill. March 6, 2018.