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J. D. Vance: “The idea of a labor union, there's sort of the classical…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 18:05

And then the powerless sometimes win, and the powerful sometimes win, there can be a real compromise. And in some ways The idea of a labor union, there's sort of the classical Marxist understanding of a labor union, which is conflict between the owners and the workers. But in the Catholic view, it's actually not conflict. it's this is an institution that is meant to give the workers some say, certainly some bargaining power, some anchoring, and there can be a more cooperative arrangement from there. (18:05–18:19)

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