On the recordJune 28, 2011
We can't afford to have labor and management fighting all the time, at a time when we're competing against Germany and China and other countries that want to sell goods all around the world.
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congress.govBarack Obama: “We can't afford to have labor and management fighting all the time, at a time when we're competing against Germany and…”
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Obama emphasizes the need for cooperation between labor and management for global competitiveness.
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