On the recordMay 8, 1996
Senator Kennedy, that is absolutely not true. When you talk about distortions, you are absolutely correct. This thing has been so distorted. If this bill passes, we will have a huge imbalance. In a union shop, the employees bargain with the employer to have personal leave days. In a nonunion shop, under current law, any employee can bargain individually or ask the employer as an individual for time off.
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