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EMPLOYEES. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. TO ASK HIM QUESTIONS, WE HAVE A LABOR REPORTER FOR "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL" AND A REPORTER FOR "THE HILL." >>...
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| 00:00:22 |
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RESOURCES BEHIND HIM BEING REELECTED. WHAT ARE YOUR BATTLEGROUNDS STATES THIS YEAR? >> OR PEOPLE ARE VERY EXCITED. WE CAME OFF OF OUR CONVENTION WHERE...
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| 00:00:36 |
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IN ATTENDANCE. THEY ARE READY TO WORK. THEY ARE READY TO WORK HARD FOR THE PRESIDENT. THEY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS ELECTION AND THE DIFFERENCES...
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| 00:01:22 |
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THAT. I WILL SPEND A LOT OF TIME THERE . WE ARE LOOKING AT FLORIDA. MICHIGAN.
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| 00:01:26 |
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YOU WILL GO INTO NORTH CAROLINA. ALL OF THE BATTLEGROUND STATES. WE WILL BE PLAYING VERY HEAVILY BECAUSE THIS ELECTION IS SO IMPORTANT. >> ARE YOU CONCERNED...
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| 00:01:44 |
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DEMOCRATIC, SUCH AS MICHIGAN, PENNSYLVANIA, MINNESOTA? >> THEY WILL GO INTO THOSE STATES THINKING THEY MIGHT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY. ONE THING THAT WE...
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| 00:01:57 |
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MEMBERS OUT THERE WORKING. EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR COALITION PARTNERS AND OUR PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY....
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| 00:02:31 |
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RECALL SOME LEADERS WERE FRUSTRATED WITH A LACK OF SUPPORT FROM NATIONAL DEMOCRATS THAT CHALLENGE SCOTT WALKER. IS THAT ALL FORGIVEN? >> I WAS IN WISCONSIN...
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| 00:02:51 |
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DO NOT THE WISCONSIN HAS A LOSS. IT WAS A DISAPPOINTMENT. IT WAS A SETBACK. I GOT AN E-MAIL FROM OUR MEMBERS FROM WISCONSIN THE NIGHT OF THE ELECTION....
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| 00:04:24 |
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NATIONAL DEMOCRATS WERE NOT READ THE RESPONSE AND WE CALL ELECTION -- >> IS A NON-ISSUE. THE ELECTION IS OVER. OUR COALITION IS INTACT. WE ARE MOBILIZING...
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| 00:04:36 |
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OUR MEMBERS. WE ARE ORGANIZING THOSE COMMUNITIES. WE'RE GOING TO WIN IN THE END IN WISCONSIN. >> YOU MENTIONED THE MONEY ON THE OTHER SIDE COMING FROM...
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| 00:04:53 |
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SOME OTHER UNIONS HAVE CREATED DAY SUPERPAC. ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT? IS THAT UNDER DISCUSSION? >> WE USE VOLUNTARY DOLLARS THAT ARE RAISED BY MEMBERS....
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| 00:05:19 |
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WE WILL DO IT TO COMMUNICATE AND EDUCATE THEM ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS ELECTION AND THE DIFFERENCES THAT EXIST BETWEEN BOTH CANDIDATES. WE WILL BE...
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| 00:05:56 |
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WAS -- HE SAYS YOUR POLITICAL SPENDING FOCUSED ON FEDERAL RACES RATHER THAN STATE AND LOCAL. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT? ARE YOU GOING TO SPEND MORE...
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| 00:06:19 |
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A FACT. OUR BUDGET SHOWS THAT. WE BELIEVE WE HAVE TO PLAY IN ALL ARENAS. WE HAVE TO PLAY IN D.C. AND ALSO IN OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. WE HAVE TO MAKE...
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| 00:07:00 |
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REACHING OUT ACROSS VARIOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTRY. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO LEAD AN EFFORT TO REACH OUT TO MORE HOUSEHOLD AND GET THEM INVESTED IN WHAT...
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| 00:07:20 |
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ABOUT THE NEED TO DEVELOP COALITIONS ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY. WE TALK ABOUT THE NEED TO MOBILIZE OUR MEMBERS ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY. WE NEED TO WORK WITH...
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| 00:08:26 |
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PROFESSOR. DO YOU THINK UNIONS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE SAME REASONS NOW AS THEY WERE THEN? >> NO QUESTION. I GREW UP IN A UNION HOUSEHOLD. WE WOULD TALK...
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| 00:08:38 |
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IMPORTANCE OF SOLIDARITY AND WORKING FAMILIES STANDING TOGETHER IN SOLIDARITY TO MOVE TO SUPPORT INCREASING WAGES AND BENEFITS. WE ARE STILL FACED...
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| 00:10:12 |
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WHAT LAWMAKERS ARE YOU KEEPING AN EYE ON? WHAT INITIATIVES ARE YOU CONCERNED WITH? >> WE ARE LOOKING AT LAWMAKERS. WE HAVE TO BE MORE ACTIVE IN ELECTING...
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| 00:10:25 |
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LOCAL POSTS. WE HAVE A RECRUITING PROGRAM OR WE ARE URGING MEMBERS TO RUN FOR ELECTED OFFICES, THE MOST BASIC KINDS. WE ARE URGING FOLKS TO DO THAT. WE...
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| 00:11:22 |
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ACTUALLY UNION PRIORITIES HURTS THE ECONOMY. I AM ASSUMING YOU DISAGREE. CAN YOU TELL US WHY? >> BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT WE BUILD UPON THE ECONOMY. WHEN...
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| 00:11:35 |
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JOBS AND THE GROWTH OF WAGES AND BENEFITS, THAT HELPS THE ECONOMY. NOT ONLY AT STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE THOSE WHO...
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| 00:12:22 |
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UNIONS HAVE MADE CONCESSIONS LATELY -- SOME UNIONS HAD MADE CONCESSIONS LATELY AND THEY JUST CAME UP WITH A NEW DEAL WITH THE NEW YORK GOVERNOR, ANDREW...
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| 00:12:58 |
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DO, TEAR APART THE FABRIC OF WHAT WE ARE ABOUT. THAT IS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. WHEN YOU SIT AT THE TABLE AND NEGOTIATE WITH THE EMPLOYER, YOU ARE TALKING...
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| 00:13:59 |
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COMPARE WHAT HAPPENED THERE TO WISCONSIN. >> WISCONSIN WAS A RECALL. RECALLS ARE HARD TO DO. AS A MATTER OF FACT,
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| 00:14:16 |
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THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE SAYING THEY BELIEVE THAT ONCE A POLITICIAN IS ELECTED, UNLESS THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING BAD, THEY SHOULD STAY IN OFFICE. THE WAY...
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| 00:15:09 |
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WISCONSIN -- >> I THINK YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT A VARIETY OF FACTORS IN WISCONSIN. THE FACT THAT IT WAS A RECALL.
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| 00:15:22 |
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THE SECOND IS YOU LOOK AT ALL THE MONEY THAT WAS POURED IN WISCONSIN FROM THE OUTSIDE. $60 MILLION. $60 MILLION FOR A GOVERNOR'S RACE TO KEEP A GOVERNOR...
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| 00:16:02 |
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WORKERS TO PAY MORE FOR PENSIONS OR EXPRESS OR MODEST BENEFITS. CHUCK REED SAID LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES UNDERSTAND THE SAME THING. WE HAVE TO CUT...
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| 00:16:33 |
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IN FLORIDA, WE STOPPED THE PRIVATIZATION OF STATE SERVICES. WE DID THAT WITH THE HELP OF MODERATE REPUBLICANS. WE HAVE TO SET THE FACTS STRAIGHT. THE...
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| 00:18:28 |
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YOU MENTIONED PENSIONS. YOU MIGHT WANT TO START A NATIONAL DIALOGUE ABOUT THAT. WHAT ELSE DO YOU PLAN TO DO DIFFERENTLY?
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| 00:18:38 |
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ANYTHING NEW? YOU ARE NEARLY THE PRESIDENT OF AFSCME. >> WE WILL CONTINUE TO ORGANIZE NEW MEMBERS. THAT WILL BE THE NUMBER-ONE PRIORITY FOR US. I THINK...
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| 00:18:52 |
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BE AFRAID OF IT. THIS IS A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT THAT WE LIVE IN HERE WE HAVE TO CONSIDER WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN EDUCATE AND MOBILIZE OUR MEMBERS AND...
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| 00:20:03 |
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WE ARE A PUBLIC SERVICE UNION. THAT MEANS WE REPRESENT STATE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
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| 00:20:10 |
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WE HAVE PAID ATTENTION TO KHALKHA WORKERS. WE ARE GOING TO BE TO NEED TO ORGANIZE THOSE WORKERS. WE HAVE A NEW HOME CARE WORKER OUT OF CALIFORNIA WHO...
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| 00:20:40 |
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BE USED FOR POLITICAL MEMBERS WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT. >> LET US BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THE DECISION DID. IT WAS BASED UPON A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT THAT ONE...
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| 00:20:51 |
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UNION'S LEVIED AGAINST ITS MEMBERS. A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. WHAT YOU HAD WAS JUSTICE SCALIA DECIDED TO TAKE IT UPON HIMSELF TO CHALLENGE THE WHOLE NOTION...
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| 00:21:53 |
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WHAT THEY RULED SO FAR WILL NOT AFFECT US AT ALL BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT HAD SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
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| 00:22:01 |
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WHAT JUSTICE SCALIA SUGGESTED WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON US. IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT CASE IN FRONT OF THEM. THAT JUST SHOWS YOU -- >> WE HAVE THREE...
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| 00:22:21 |
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WILL IMPLEMENT PROVISIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE'SS? >> WE SUPPORTED HEALTH CARE REFORM AND OBAMACARE. WE BELIEVE THAT THE ARGUMENT SHOULD BE OVER. IT...
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| 00:22:37 |
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SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT. IT WAS VALIDATED BY THE SUPREME COURT. WE BELIEVE WE HAVE TO GET ON WITH TALKING ABOUT CREATING JOBS IN THIS COUNTRY AND REBUILDING...
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| 00:24:08 |
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MOVEMENT. DO YOU PLAN TO KEEP THAT REPUTATION? TO YOU PLAN TO -- YOU SAID "WE ARE THE BIG DOG." [LAUGHTER] DO YOU PLAN TO CONTINUE TO BE THE BIG DOG...
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| 00:24:40 |
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WHERE WE CAN EFFECT CHANGE. BY ELECTING PRO WORKERS -- PRO- WORKER MAJORITIES AND GOVERNORS WHO THINK LIKE US TO SUPPORT WORKING FAMILIES AND WANT TO...
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| 00:25:04 |
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WE ARE GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE IN
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| 00:25:10 |
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UTILIZING -- OUR RESOURCES TO LET WORPRO-WORKING FAMILY CANDIDATES. >> WE HAVE TIME FOR LEE SAUNDERS -- THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US THIS WEEK.
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| 00:25:29 |
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STAY WITH US TO REFLECT OUR OUR REPORTERS. MELANIE, WHAT DID YOU HEAR THAT STOOD OUT? >> IS STOOD OUT THAT HE WANTS TO START A DIALOGUE ABOUT PENSIONS....
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| 00:25:49 |
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ARE OBVIOUSLY STATE LAWMAKERS, REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS WHO WANT TO CUT PENSIONS AND HAVE ALREADY MOVED IN THAT DIRECTION. THAT WILL BE A BIG BATTLE THAT...
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| 00:26:16 |
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STATES. >> THAT WAS DEFINITELY ONE NATION. AFSCME ONE OF THE BIGGEST POLITICAL SPENDERS. I THINK HE SHOWED
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| 00:26:26 |
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THAT AFSCME HAS MOVED ON BE ON THE RECALL ELECTION IN WISCONSIN. I THINK HIS WORD WAS THAT EACH IS XE ISSUE. WE ARE STILL MOVING ON. WE WILL STILL FIGHT...
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| 00:27:10 |
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MEAN HARM TO THE MIDDLE CLASS AND THE END
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| 00:27:16 |
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OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS. FOR UNIONS, YES, THEY HAVE DRAWN A LINE IN THE SAND. THEY WILL TRY TO MAKE A CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN MITT ROMNEY ...
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| 00:27:50 |
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WE ARE STILL FIGURING THAT OUT. HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH AFSCME FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND WAS CLOSE TO HIS
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| 00:27:57 |
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PREDECESSOR. TIME WILL TELL. WE WILL STILL SEE A POLITICALLY ACTIVE AFSCME AND ONE THAT IS GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON....
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| 00:28:18 |
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PARTICULARLY IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND MORE RECENTLY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR. UNIONS HAVE BEEN CRITICIZED BY SOME FOR NOT ORGANIZING ENOUGH. SOME WHO SUPPORT...
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| 00:28:56 |
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OHIO. LABOR HAD A HUGE SUCCESS IN
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| 00:28:59 |
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PUSHING BACK ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. THAT IS ONE AREA WE WILL BE WATCHING. MICHIGAN. WE ARE MOVING AWAY FROM AFSCME -- A LOT OF ACTORS HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY...
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| 00:29:22 |
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HE DID NOT FIT KNOWLEDGES THAT THE PUBLIC IS BEING LEFT TO UNION PRIORITY. I THINK THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNS OF THAT. THE PUBLIC IS WILLING TO GO TO THE...
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| 00:30:06 |
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ON ASSAULT" WITH HUMAN RIGHTS. THEY'RE ABLE TO TAKE WALKER OUT OF OFFICE. WHERE IT HAS HAPPENED. THIS IS A KEY PART OF THE LABOR. THANK YOU ARE BEING...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.