Given that establishment Dems have not provided a higher minimum wage, universal healthcare, paid family leave or a guaranteed living wage, establishment unions endorsing Biden makes no sense. If you don’t use your leverage you have no leverage. New Labor, I hope you do better.
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Unions negotiate that stuff on their own, you realize that, right?
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There is more to it than that. The president makes decisions that profoundly affect workers every day.

Jun 17, 2023 · 11:40 AM UTC

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Non of those things are possible without the house and senate. Even further the filibuster.
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Maybe everybody endorsing him knows why the 2022 midterm elections were important. 🧐 apnews.com/article/2022-midt…

Republicans win back control of House with narrow majority

Republicans have won control of the U.S. House, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden’s agenda and spur a flurry of investigations.

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Congress steamrolled the railroad union’s paid leave demands, forcing them to accept congressional demands. npr.org/2022/11/30/113987608…

The House has voted to avert a rail strike. Now the bill heads to the Senate

The House cleared an effort that would force unions to accept the tentative agreement between railroad managers and their workers, and make a potential imminent strike illegal.

npr.org
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In short, she did not realize that.
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No You are wrong Stop it
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Wrong. Every business is different.