Labor, Wages & Unions
Current Events & Pop Culture
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Sample of Current Events & Pop Culture
Union Influence on the Obama Administration
Some argue that the stimulus package passed under the Obama Administration, as well as the administration’s policies generally, show the heavy influence of unions.
"Was it the administration's faith in the wisdom of the American parent that persuaded it to shut down the voucher program in Washington, D.C., and continue the left's decades-long campaign denying school choice for kids and parents? Or was that just faith in public-sector unions?"