Labor activist Jeff Ballinger follows on his insightful piece on the ILO's Better Work program in the latest issue of Labor Notes magazine with an in-depth interview on WBEZ's "Worldview" program. "I'm very leery of this Better Work idea taking over the role of trade unions or hemming them in," he says.

After President Obama speaks later today, the AFL-CIO convention will consider two health care resolutions, but won't vote them against each other.

Both are expected to pass unanimously.