barrel union

基本解释

Republicans are skeptical, especially about government loan guarantees, pork barrel projects and mandating higher priced union labor.
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But despite the newfound disdain on Capitol Hill for earmarked spending--which was echoed by Bush in his State of the Union address--don't expect pork-barrel bills to end anytime soon.
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Delphi Chief Executive Officer Steve Miller has both GM and the UAW over a barrel, after putting Delphi into bankruptcy last October and demanding a 60% wage cut from the union.
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