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Susan Wild: “Union workers are 53% more likely to have defined benefit…”

Featuring: Susan Wild, Democratic | Former U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 7

Rep. Susan Wild Criticizes Anti-Union Efforts at Education and Workforce Committee Hearing

Published November 30, 2023 | Video Starts at 02:32

And I'm sure we can agree that that is in the interest of all workers. Correct. Have a safe, healthier workplace. Yeah. You know, if you're doing that great … Union workers are 53% more likely to have defined benefit pension plans than their non union counterparts. … the first question, when you have a union contract and you have union representation and you're living your life, a union contract sets up a kind of rule of law of the shop. (02:32–03:43)

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