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El Mimbreno

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2. I've had mixed experiences with unions

Reply to doc03 (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 1, 2017, 11:20 AM

Sep 2017

from both sides. Some cases where the workers really controlled the union, and a couple where the union leaders were out to line their own pockets. Kinda like politics.

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Pro-trump, pro-labor rally? Huh? [View all] El Mimbreno Sep 2017 OP

You would be surprised how many union people are Republicans. doc03 Sep 2017 #1

I've had mixed experiences with unions El Mimbreno Sep 2017 #2

You'd be surprised how few unions are out there leftstreet Sep 2017 #3

It doesn't say 'unions' it says 'laborers'. Today, many "laborers" are immigrants. SharonClark Sep 2017 #4