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Mark DeSaulnier: “It was workers in the labor movement who built the middle class by giving employees a voice on the job.”

On the recordMay 22, 2023
It was workers in the labor movement who built the middle class by giving employees a voice on the job.
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Mark DeSaulnier
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

DeSaulnier credits labor movements for establishing the middle class.

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