STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- August 22, 2009. Jonathan Tasini is an organizer, activist, commentator and writer who focuses on labor and the economy. On June 11, 2009, he announced that he would challenge New York U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in the Democratic primary for the 2010 U.S. Senate special election in New York. In this clip, anti-war activist Elaine Brower introduces Tasini who talks about his interest in labor issues and his tenure as president of the National Writers Union (1990 to 2003). [ NLN editor Thomas Good is a member of the NWU which is local 1981 of the UAW ]
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