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Bernie Sanders: “It is no coincidence that labor standards have plummeted as the percentage of people in unions has declined in America.”

On the recordMarch 7, 2023
It is no coincidence that labor standards have plummeted as the percentage of people in unions has declined in America.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Linking the decline of unions to worsening labor standards.

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