Free to Choose 1980, Vol. 8: Who Protects the Worker?

Free To Choose® is the ground-breaking PBS television series featuring Milton Friedman, Nobel Prize-winning economist. Filmed on location around the world, these programs have helped millions of people understand the close relationship between the ideas of human freedom and economic freedom.

Who Protects the Worker?
Unions sometimes protect some workers–their members–but usually at the expense of other workers. Government protects its employees and special groups of workers at the expense of other workers. Both unions and government restrict freedom. Friedman explains how the competition of employers for the talents of workers leads to the highest wages and best working conditions. Moderated by Robert McKenzie, featured participants include: Milton Friedman, Lynn Williams (International Secretary, United Steel Workers of America), Walter Williams (Professor of Economics, Temple University), Ernest Green (Assistant Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor, Washington, D.C.), and William H. Brady (President, W. H. Brady Company).