On the recordMay 4, 2011
Unions built this country. They built the highways, the ports, the schools. They created fairness, the 8-hour work day, safe working conditions, health care, pensions.
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congress.govJim McDermott: “Unions built this country. They built the highways, the ports, the schools. They created fairness, the 8-hour work day…”
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McDermott defends the role of unions in American society.
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