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On the recordSeptember 18, 2013
Which is that, you know, you can have all the platitudes in the world about people's right to equality and votes and collective bargaining. But if you don't have a remedy, it really doesn't exist.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney emphasizes the importance of remedies for rights in collective bargaining.

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