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Richard Nixon: The nation cannot tolerate protracted work stoppages in its transportation industries, but neither should labor…

On the recordFebruary 26, 1970
The nation cannot tolerate protracted work stoppages in its transportation industries, but neither should labor contracts be molded by the Federal government.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Special Message to the Congress on Labor Disputes in the Transportation Industry.

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