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Burgess Owens: “If there was a union that was run by KKK supporters, the way…”

Featuring: Burgess Owens, Republican | U.S. House Utah, District 4

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Owens Slams Antisemitic Union Leaders

Published | Video Starts at 00:45

So let me just start off. Mr. Tubman, I just want to ask you real quickly. I know you've been addressing this a little bit already. The way it's set up right now, If there was a union that was run by KKK supporters, the way it's set up right now, would I be forced if I work for that company, to pay these KKK folks to continue moving on? Is that the way it's set up at this point? Do I have a way of getting out of that? (00:45–01:02)

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Implies that current union laws might force employees to pay dues to unions with objectionable ideologies.

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