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Deborah Koff Ross: “It is interesting because when we look back at the history of collective bargaining, especially with public sector…”

On the recordApril 13, 2011
It is interesting because when we look back at the history of collective bargaining, especially with public sector unions, it was Franklin Delano Roosevelt and both President John F. Kennedy who did not feel that there should be collective bargaining or there should be public sector unions.
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Deborah Koff Ross
Democratic · North Carolina

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Ross discusses historical opposition to public sector unions by past presidents.

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