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Should in-home child care providers unionize?

11:06 AM, February 26, 2013

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  • Sandra Pappas: State senator, DFL-St. Paul, chief sponsor of the Child Care Collective Bargaining Act
  • Becky Swanson: Home daycare provider from Lakeville who opposes unionization efforts
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Legislation that would allow in-home childcare providers to collectively bargain with the state was introduced yesterday at the state Capitol.

We'll speak with the chief sponsor of the bill, Sen. Sandra Pappas, DFL-St. Paul, and Becky Swanson, a Lakeville childcare provider who opposes the legislation.

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