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FDR: Shall we say to the laborer, "Your right to organize, your relations with your employer have nothing to do with the…

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Shall we say to the laborer, "Your right to organize, your relations with your employer have nothing to do with the public interest; if your employer will not even meet with you to discuss your problems and his, that is none of our affair?
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt advocates for the laborer's right to organize and stresses the public interest in labor relations.

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