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Bernie Sanders: “We are seeing unions now more popular than they have been…”

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

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How important is the trade union movement and what will be your message from that stance when you meet with trade union? It's enormously important. In the United States, we're seeing a revitalization of the trade union movement. We are seeing unions now more popular than they have been for a very long time. And the reason is that people in the United States, and I expect in Ireland, understand that the very richest people in this world are becoming phenomenally richer, while in the United States, working class people are struggling to put food on the table. (08:07–08:12)

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