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A downward spiral in membership would weaken unions' political influence, particularly in key states such as Ohio and Wisconsin, according to some labor-movement observers.
State Plans Anger Unions Kris Maher 2011
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A bigger problem is that he writes as an obvious labor-movement partisan.
The Union Martyr Mark Lewis 2011
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No man may boast a more intimate knowledge of the labor-movement than he, and he reiterates again and again the dangerous likelihood of the whole labor-group capturing the political machinery of society.
THE SCAB 2010
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And he who knows the labor-movement knows that there is slowly growing up and being formulated a clear, definite policy for the capture of the political and judicial machinery.
THE SCAB 2010
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Union members who arrived at Occupy Wall Street encampments hope to win labor-movement allies.
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Drivers said there is widespread wariness about trying to negotiate with government authorities, for fear anyone who does so will be labeled a labor-movement leader and punished.
Shanghai Lowers Truck Fees James T. Areddy 2011
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Both were public school teachers and strong labor-movement sympathizers.
Judith Raskin. 2009
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Do you remember those labor-movement paintings that Jesse Herrera's grandmother has for sale?
The Legend of the Slain Soldiers Muller, Marcia 1985
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She gestured off an area roughly the size of one of the labor-movement paintings.
The Legend of the Slain Soldiers Muller, Marcia 1985
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And he who knows the labor-movement knows that there is slowly growing up and being formulated a clear, definite policy for the capture of the political and judicial machinery.
THE SCAB 1905
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