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On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
We need to raise our wages for everybody to a basic level of dignity, but unless workers have the power and the freedom to form unions in this country, which they don't today, we are at 6 percent of the private sector being unionized, we will never raise the standard of living for the middle class in this country.
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Andy Levin
Michigan

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Emphasizes the importance of unionization for raising wages and improving living standards.

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