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President Trump organized labor and working Americans.

Hello again, I'm Aronaldi, and this is To the Point.

The president helped unveil Boeing's new dreamliner today in South Carolina

at a plant where workers rejected unionization by a vote of three to one. In half of America's

state capitals, Republicans are enacting so-called right-to-work laws, crippling unions by allowing

employees not to pay dues. Fifty years ago, organized labor was a powerful force in politics and the

economy, earning credit for creating the middle class. With the White House incumbent applauding

efforts to reduce union clout, what about his promise to make America great again for millions

of workers? On today's talking point later, mixed messages from the White House to undocumented immigrants.

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Hello again, Mormon, I'll only back with To the Point. With union membership at an all-time

low, organized labor is facing an existential crisis. President Trump supports Republican efforts

to reduce union power. At the same time, he's promised to improve working conditions.

Today's main topic, the union movement, past and future.

Later on today's talking point, reports of people arrested at work,

a woman detained when she sought domestic abuse protection,

a draft proposal for the president to call out the National Guard,

messages from the new administration that inspire fear in 11 million

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