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Mazie Hirono: “One of the first indicators that we have a Supreme Court…”

Featuring: Mazie Hirono, Democratic | U.S. Senate Hawaii

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I Stand With Our Nation's Unions

Published | Video Starts at 06:09

Then we have a United States Supreme Court that is also, you know, that we have a Supreme Court majority which I describe as out of control. Some of you may know that One of the first indicators that we have a Supreme Court prepared to throw out decades of precedent was the ability of public sector unions to collect union dues. or fees and from people who were not, who chose not to sign on with the union, but who still got. (06:09–06:30)

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Asserts that the Supreme Court is willing to overturn long-standing precedents, as shown by its stance on public sector union dues.

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