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Mark Udall: “I was particularly moved by the comments the Senator made about often organized labor in this country works on behalf of…”

On the recordApril 14, 2010
I was particularly moved by the comments the Senator made about often organized labor in this country works on behalf of all Americans, all working Americans, and organized labor often does not receive acknowledgment. Sometimes it receives absolutely the opposite, slings and arrows that are often sent toward organized labor. There is much that organized labor has done over the years that we take for granted in the workplace, everything from workplace safety to pension protection to the 40-hour workweek. Children do not work in our factories anymore because of what organized labor did for many decades. So, again, that was very moving for me to hear. I salute Mr. George.
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Mark Udall
Democratic · Colorado
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Apr 14, 2010

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Senator Udall addresses the contributions of organized labor to American workers and society.

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