Today is May Day, when workers mark the anniversary of the birth of the labor movement in the United States. This is an international movement that sees marches and protests demanding stronger protections for workers, and better pay, from South Africa to Vietnam. Host Marco Werman talks to Paul Ortiz, professor of labor history at Cornell University about the state of the global labor movement.
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