Bush's Ugly Parting Gift‏

Dec. 3, 2008

President Bush has given private corporations more than $2.2 trillion to perform the kind of services federal employees normally do.

Just weeks before leaving office, President Bush cemented his reputation as one of the most anti-worker presidents ever when he issued an executive order denying collective bargaining rights to some 8,600 federal employees who work in national security, law enforcement and intelligence.

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