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Bernie Sanders: “Until very recently, [automobile workers] were actually…”

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

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Bernie Sander's Podcast Interview with Shawn Fain- President of the United Auto Workers

Published | Video Starts at 26:15

Than the case 50 years ago? Many times, I would imagine. Yes. Oh, yeah. Hundreds of times more. So they're producing far, far more. And yet Until very recently, [automobile workers] were actually earning lower real dollars than inflation accounted for dollars. So the question is, who benefits from the technology? And I think your radical, revolutionary idea was that ordinary people should benefit, not just the CEOs. Yeah. (26:15–26:22)

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Asserts that automobile workers' real earnings were lower than inflation-adjusted earnings until recently.

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