"Fear And Concern" Keeping MSNBC Hosts Quiet In Union Dispute, AFL-CIO Suggests

The AFL-CIO urged MSNBC hosts to defy “fear and concern” and break their silence about NBC’s alleged anti-union “hypocrisy.” None of the five high-profile progressives they’ve targeted -- Rachel Maddow, Al Sharpton, Lawrence O’Donnell, Chris Hayes and Ed Schultz -- has so far directly and publicly addressed allegations that NBC-owned Peacock Productions exploited fear tactics and legal tricks to avert unionization.