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Bernie Sanders: “It is hard for workers to form a union because the companies…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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They know if you're in a union, you have better wages, better working conditions, better benefits. But despite the kind of support that unions have, It is hard for workers to form a union because the companies and the bosses engage in illegal activity. You want to form a union? Oh, you were late four years ago. I'm sorry. We have to fire you, oh, we're going to move this company, form a union, we're going to move to Mexico, China, whatever else. (23:11–23:19)

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Asserts that companies and bosses engage in illegal activities to prevent union formation.

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