WKU Experts Reflect on the History of Organized Labor

WKU Public Radio | By Dan Modlin

Published September 27, 2011 at 11:59 AM CDT

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Questions about the role of public employee unions have prompted controversy in several states this year. State lawmakers in Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin have been involved in heated debates over a number of issues relating to union membership and the future of public employee unions.

Dan Modlin produced this special report on the history of organized labor in the U.S.

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Dan Modlin

Dan Modlin served as News Director at WKU Public Radio for 23 years, and retired in early 2013. He's a native of Indiana who grew up in a broadcasting family. A graduate of Ball State University, he worked for several years in the news network business in the Midwest, specializing in agricultural and political coverage, before coming to WKU Public Radio. His reports have earned numerous national and state awards for documentary production, public affairs reporting, and enterprise reporting.

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