… and to recognize how important workers are not simply to winning elections, but to making our country run every day. The dignity of your work, the value of your work. We would not have the strongest economy in the world and the strongest national security in the world without the men and women of organized labor. And we would not have an American middle class without organized labor. We know that. And we just got to make sure that unions are protected and that we provide opportunities for unions to grow. (02:51–03:01)
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Asserts that organized labor is essential to the U.S. economy and national security.
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