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Worker Bosses

Season 2013 Episode 2400 | 10m 02s

In 1987, The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour's economics correspondent Paul Solman reported on workers' attempt to buyout the General Dynamics shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, and spoke with Chris Mackin, a leader in the worker ownership movement.

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