Marilyn Musgrave: “Mr. Thomas Faria was a Connecticut businessman who contributed to the efforts of the National Right to Work Committee.…”

“Mr. Thomas Faria was a Connecticut businessman who contributed to the efforts of the National Right to Work Committee. In 1977, he sent a letter to committee president Reed Larson offering his services as a member of the board of directors. He wrote: "Although I have supported the National Right to Work Committee for a number of years because of my strong belief in individual freedom, I did not really appreciate the clout of union political power until I worked on trying to close loopholes in Connecticut's unemployment compensation law. I would like the opportunity to do more in the area of right to work as I feel America's future depends upon it." Fortunately, Reed Larson took up Mr. Faria on his offer. Mr. Faria joined the board of directors of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation shortly thereafter. The right to work principle, the guiding concept of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and one of the guiding principles of Thomas Faria's work, affirms the right of every American to work for a living without being compelled to belong to a union. The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation gives legal assistance to employees who have been victimized. I rise today to applaud Mr. Faria's efforts and the National Right to Work Committee with whom he served.”