Labor's Response to Governor Dave Treen (1980)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1980-03-21
Duration: 00:08:47
Subjects: Labor | Louisiana AFL-CIO | Unions | Bussie, Victor V., 1919-2011 | Treen, David C., 1928-2009 | Bowland, Debra Russell | Louisiana. Department of Labor | RIGHT TO WORK | Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 1976 | Politics
Contributors:
- George, Beth Host
- Blome, Ron Host
- Bowland, Debra Interviewer
- Bussie, Victor Interviewee
Description
This segment from the March 21, 1980, episode of “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features a report on the response of organized labor to the first Republican administration since Reconstruction. This report includes: a speech by Governor Dave Treen at the Louisiana AFL-CIO convention; an interview with Debra Bowland, the new Secretary of the Department of Labor; an interview with Victor Bussie, the president of the Louisiana AFL-CIO; and highlights of the contentious debate over right to work during the 1976 session of the legislature. Host: Beth George Host: Ron Blome