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Rob Mercuri: “They lost 30,000 good paying union jobs because they…”

Featuring: Rob Mercuri, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House Pennsylvania, District 17

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Published | Video Starts at 49:53

And that same union put on their webpage a tombstone with the company's name on it. And They lost 30,000 good paying union jobs because they wouldn't negotiate in good faith with that company. So we have to be very cautious about those types of forces in the economy often tied to inappropriate government incentives. And we talked about the monarchy analogy. (49:53–50:02)

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