The Future of Work, Part 1 with Thomas A. Kochan, Professor, MIT | White House Chronicle 9011

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Thomas A. Kochan, professor and co-director of the Institute for Work and Employment Research at MIT, joins a round table discussion how President Trump could adopt a “high-road” labor and employment policy that unites workers,unions, employers and government around actions capable of building an economy that works for all.
White House Chronicle, Show #9011
Air Date: March 17, 2017
Run Time: 29:00
Host: Llewellyn King
Co-host: Linda Gasparello
Guests: Thomas A. Kochan, Professor, MIT’s Sloan School of Management, and Robert Whitcomb, former Financial Editor, International Herald Tribune
Topic: The Future of Work, Part 1: How a revival of unions can close the wage gap and stop income stagnation.

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