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Mark Pocan: “The National Labor Relations Board is like the traffic cop…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Podcast Discussion on Labor Rights and Union Support with Mark Pocan and AFL-CIO President Liz Schuler

Published | Video Starts at 21:27

And, you know, I think one of the issues on the labor front that you started to talk about a little bit that I think people don't always understand the inner workings of Washington. But The National Labor Relations Board is like the traffic cop, making sure employers treat workers fairly. have to treat workers fairly as they're trying to have that vote for a union, trying to create maybe that first union, trying to look at, you know, some of the improper conduct that happens by some less than scrupulous businesses. (21:27–21:33)

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Asserts that the NLRB ensures fair treatment of workers by employers.

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