Fletcher on "Solidarity Divided"

On July 10, 2008, Bill Fletcher, Jr. was in Baltimore, MD to discuss his new book, which he co-authored with Fernando Gapasin. The book is entitled: "Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path Toward Social Justice." The event took place at St. John's Methodist Church and was sponsored by "2640" and Red Emma's. For background, see: http://redemmas.org/2640/ and http://www.redemmas.org/.
Mr. Fletcher is an activist, author, columnist and labor organizer. He is presently the director of Field Services & Education Department of the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO. His book is available on Amazon, at: http://www.amazon.com/Solidarity-Divided-Crisis-Organized-Justice/dp/0520255259. This video contains only excerpts of Mr. Fletcher's comments. His full remarks can be found on Google, at:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5459437892753154011&hl=en.

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[cordova2112]

Love the book

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[viviprice]

Bill Fletcher is one of the most articulate spokespersons of the labor movement. The book he refers to in this video, Solidarity Divided, explains their key question in more detail. Can unions become a place where we discuss and participate in social tranformation?

[JonahTorn]

Would you consider adding annotations?