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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordMarch 28, 2023
As a result of that economic reality, what we are now seeing is a major increase in trade union organizing.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Sanders notes the rise in union organizing due to economic conditions.

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