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bluestate10

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7. That is the sad thing. A large percentage of union people listen to Fox news and vote
Thu May 3, 2012, 11:52 PM
May 2012

republican. That to me is akin to cutting their own throats. If their unions are wiped out, their own wages will plummet as businesses squeeze them for every penny. Republicans are working to wipe out unions. Republicans claim that they want union members to decide how their dues are spent instead of union leaders, but their goal is to eliminate the influence of unions on states labor policies, and bring about uniform right to work laws across the country when workers can't organize and are paid whatever owners feel is appropriate.

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