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On the recordJanuary 19, 2010
Collective bargaining will impose a 19th-century industrial personnel management model to a 21st-century information age threat.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Thune argues collective bargaining is outdated for modern security challenges.

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