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AFL-CIO President Discusses State Of Labor In Mass.

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On Labor Day in Massachusetts, officials from organized labor, supporters and political figures attended several traditional holiday breakfasts following one of the most dramatic labor successes in recent memory: the conclusion of the Market Basket supermarket chain saga.

Steven Tolman, president of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO, joined WBUR to discuss Labor Day, low-wage workers and takeaways from Market Basket story.

This segment aired on September 1, 2014.

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