WEBVTT - Rush Limbaugh Oct 07, 2019

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<v Speaker 1>For those of you expecting to hear about the Russian

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<v Speaker 1>lawsuit from a guy clearing apple made him turn gay.

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<v Speaker 1>That's for later today. President Trump issued new orders last

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<v Speaker 1>year to reform federal unions, which have a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>power over how governments run. He limited the grievance unions

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<v Speaker 1>could file, streamline collective bargaining negotiations, and reduced the hours

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<v Speaker 1>that union members could spend doing union work instead of

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<v Speaker 1>their real jobs. So the unions were furious. They claimed

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<v Speaker 1>that Trump's executive orders wiped out their collective bargaining rights.

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<v Speaker 1>They got a sympathetic federal judge to issue an injunction.

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<v Speaker 1>From there, the case went to a three judge panel

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<v Speaker 1>on the d C Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled

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<v Speaker 1>in favor of President Trump. The unions asked for a

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<v Speaker 1>rehearing by the full court, which they got at last Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 1>The full DC Court of Appeals sided with President Trump.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the first time ever that government unions have

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<v Speaker 1>had their power curtailed. The effect was immediate it in

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<v Speaker 1>real life. The day after the unions lost in court,

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<v Speaker 1>the American Federation of Government Employees settled their contract dispute

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<v Speaker 1>with the Social Security administration. They saw the writing on

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<v Speaker 1>the wall that contract was the best they were going

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<v Speaker 1>to get before Trump's reforms kick in. Now, this is

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<v Speaker 1>not going to generate headlines in a drive by media,

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<v Speaker 1>but it is a big deal inside the belt Way,

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<v Speaker 1>so big that I wouldn't be surprised if Democrats added

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<v Speaker 1>it to their phony impeachment claims against President Trump.