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On the recordJuly 13, 2022
I thank Representative Schakowsky for this amendment. It is very important. This is about fairness in the workplace. This is about the opportunity for workers to have a say in their work life. This is about an opportunity for major companies that want a contract with the United States Government Department of Defense to stay neutral in any unionizing opportunity that a union may be putting forward. The rights of workers who support our defense industry would be protected by this amendment, and the Department of Defense would continue to have the flexibility in the contracting programs that they have. With billions of dollars that we are going to be spending as a result of this and previous bills, let's be fair to the workers. If they want to organize, fine. For the companies, it is time for them to be neutral and not do the kind of practices that we have seen from companies such as Amazon and a few others.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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