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But people do know Yanini's boss: the multinational company Sodexo, a major provider of food and custodial services in the U.S. and other countries, and a notorious union-buster at home and abroad.
Michelle Chen: Embattled Colombian Unionists Rally Against 'Free Trade' Michelle Chen 2011
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As an example, the notorious union-buster said the reason that all six recent union drives at Massey mines have failed was that the miners know how much the company cares about them.
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The Iron Lady, Britain's first female prime minister, the infamous union-buster of the 80s meets the Pitbull in Lipstick.
Laura Flanders: The F Word: Iron Lady, Meet Pitbull in Lipstick 2010
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As an example, the notorious union-buster said the reason that all six recent union drives at Massey mines have failed was that the miners know how much the company cares about them.
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How appropriate that union-buster Mark Penn, Hillary campaign head, would joining up with Bushevik henchwoman, Karen Hughes.
Political Foes, Penn and Hughes, Team Up - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Jeff Biggers pointed out on GRITtv that while Massey might be a particularly egregious union-buster and regular safety violator, they're hardly that far outside the norm for their industry.
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Because Obama confronts the ridiculousness of campaign finance law allowing a former Edwards campaign aide to leave the official campaign to form a 527 to help his preferred candidate and get around contribution limits that means Obama must be nothing but a union-buster opposed to labor rights?
Krugman Hits Obama Yet Again -- This Time On Battle With Edwards Over 527s 2009
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(Would-be union-buster Michelle Rhee was pictured in December on the cover of Time Magazine scowling and holding a broom.)
Dan Brown: President Obama Says, "America's Future Depends on its Teachers." Does America Agree? 2009
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But when it turned out the union was only being empowered if they used that in a certain direction, and that direction being to support a union-buster (Penn is the wildcard here), they revolted and the Clintons tried to slap them.
Obama Labor Ally Spending Nearly $14,000 On New TV Ad In Nevada 2009
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He was the prototypical union-buster, and he did bust PATCO.
In Private Memo, RNC Chief Concedes That GOP Is Bereft Of Ideas, Vows Change Of Direction 2009
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