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Lamar Alexander: “Employees shall have the right to join unions, but it also says, they shall have the right to refrain from forming…”

On the recordNovember 19, 2014
Employees shall have the right to join unions, but it also says, they shall have the right to refrain from forming, joining, or assisting labor organizations to bargain collectively, or for any of those activities.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Senator Alexander highlights the rights of employees regarding union membership.

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