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Joe Courtney: “If you're a worker trying to get a union, these bills make you wait. If you're an employer trying to destroy a union…”

On the recordJune 13, 2017
If you're a worker trying to get a union, these bills make you wait. If you're an employer trying to destroy a union, these bills give you the fast track.
Said by
Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

He highlights the disparity in treatment between workers and employers under the proposed bills.

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