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John Sarbanes: “I simply say that a statutory structure has been worked out for labor which is quite extensive and exceeds in many…”

On the recordJuly 9, 2002
I simply say that a statutory structure has been worked out for labor which is quite extensive and exceeds in many respects anything that applies to corporations. You can't make a judgment about whether you should do anything additional to the unions until you examine carefully what is already required from them under the existing statutory scheme. That is not happening here.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing the regulatory framework for labor unions compared to corporations.

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