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Bernie Sanders: “45 percent of older workers last year were employed in physically demanding jobs or jobs with difficult working…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2010
45 percent of older workers last year were employed in physically demanding jobs or jobs with difficult working conditions.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the challenges faced by older workers in physically demanding jobs.

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