Barack Obama actually said...

The jobs that remain pay less and offer fewer benefits, as employers have succeeded in busting up unions and cutting back on health care and pensions to stay competitive with the companies abroad that are paying their workers next to nothing.

Context

Obama discussing the negative impact of globalization on jobs and worker benefits.

06/14/2007

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