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John Yarmuth: I want to get to another part of the myth, and this is related to my colleague from New Hampshire, who talked about kind…

On the recordMarch 1, 2007
I want to get to another part of the myth, and this is related to my colleague from New Hampshire, who talked about kind of the stigma attached to unions, and so much, I think, of what the stigma that is attached to unions and also the psychology of management is that if you are an entrepreneur, if you are building a company and you are running that company, then you think you should have a say in exactly how it has been run. I have been an entrepreneur, my late father was, my two brothers are; and I know the mentality, that you started something and all of a sudden you think you should have nobody else telling you the rules. You should be able to set all the rules, and ultimately that is a self-defeating proposition because the only way to get the buy-in of your employees and to get really loyal employees is to treat them as part of the entire endeavor that you are involved in.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky

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Discussing the stigma attached to unions and the psychology of management.

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