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On the recordMay 28, 1952
We have not reached the point--and I hope we never reach it--of compulsory arbitration, where we substitute Government dictation of wages and working conditions for collective bargaining.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letter to the President of the Senate on Proposed Amendments to the Defense Production Act.

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