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Outsourcing weakens the labor movement because there are ultimately less workers in the U.S. When we look at the labor movement, there is an automatic relationship between the labor movement and strength in numbers. When unions take steps for worker rights and desires, including higher wages, good working conditions, and so forth, the union is able to produce a stronger chance in negotiations, on average, when the number of people that belong to ...

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