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Rob Mercuri: “Yesterday there was an article published about a government…”

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

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Prosperity is Possible PA State Legislative Panel

Published | Video Starts at 51:28

And in contrast to the public sector unions, which often are directly tied to government legislation or government administrative payments. And you all read the Journal, I'm sure, very closely. Yesterday there was an article published about a government controlled wage increase for one particular union. It was the municipal workers union and it was a 20% raise. 20%. That's not a private sector raise because the private sector is not doing that well right now. (51:28–51:42)

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Asserts that a 20% wage increase was given to a municipal workers union through government control.

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