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Meet the GOP's wrecking crew

Why did a small group of Southern Republicans turn the auto bailout into a demolition derby? Introducing the senators who hate unions and love foreign cars.
By Alex Koppelman and Mike Madden

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  • Saturday, December 13, 2008 04:43 PM

    Southern Hatred Towards Unions

    The south hates unions because of the unions connection to the civil rights movement. Catholic immigrant steelworkers in Birmingham unionized and then helped teach black people how to organize. Richard Shelby (R-Al) and others like him have never forgiven the unions for helping the civil rights movement, and that is why they are so hellbent on crushing organized labor. Union hatred is in their blood.

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