Capital Research Center: Republicans and Big Labor - Reagan-Bush and Beyond
July 03, 2025
July 03, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on July 2, 2025:
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Republicans and Big Labor: Reagan-Bush and Beyond
By Michael Watson
Reagan-Bush and Beyond
In 1980, Ronald Reagan was elected president over union-backed incumbent President Jimmy Carter. While Reagan himself had been the actors' union president during his Hollywood career, his labor secretaries deviated from the models set . . .
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Republicans and Big Labor: Reagan-Bush and Beyond
By Michael Watson
Reagan-Bush and Beyond
In 1980, Ronald Reagan was elected president over union-backed incumbent President Jimmy Carter. While Reagan himself had been the actors' union president during his Hollywood career, his labor secretaries deviated from the models set . . .