Leo Gerard — When the Boss [VW] Wants a Union, But the [Tennessee] GOP Says ‘No’

The GOP is all about freedom—for corporations, that is. Republicans believe, for example, that business should be free from the kind of government regulation that would prevent chemical companies from spewing poison into West Virginia drinking water.

When it comes to freedom for workers, though, the GOP is all about squelching that. Republicans believe workers should not be free to form labor unions, that they should not enjoy freedom of association, that they should be denied their right to collective action.

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When the Boss Wants a Union, But the GOP Says ‘No’
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President