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Pat Ryan: “We just think that workers need to have consent to be in the union.”

On the recordSeptember 20, 2016
We just think that workers need to have consent to be in the union.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ryan emphasizes the importance of consent for union membership.

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