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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act or the RAISE Act</b></p> <p>This bill declares that neither a labor organization's exclusive representation of employees in a bargaining unit, nor&nbsp;the terms of a collective bargaining contract or agreement entered into after enactment of this bill, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee higher wages, pay, or other compensation than provided for in the contract or agreement. </p>]]></text>
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