Instead, Dean applauds the Democrats for standing up against another proposition of the budget, which he feels restricts the right to organize and collectively bargain.

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Chavez proceeded to suppress the labor unions by undermining their basic right to organize, by interfering in union elections, by refusing to bargain collectively with them, by establishing mechanisms of union control and by vetoing unions thought to be opposed to the government.

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The NLRB focuses on unfair labor practices and defends the right of employees to join a union and bargain collectively with their employers.

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