Political Quotes

“Madam President, I wish to address the remarks of the distinguished chairman which in many ways validate the reason we should all vote for S.J. Res. 30. I wish to tell my colleagues why. The chairman said unionization is permanent, but it is kind of not permanent if you make a decision under the National Mediation Board. I wish to clear that up. I ask unanimous consent to print in the Record the October 8, 2009, letter from Sandra Polaski, Deputy Under Secretary of Labor for the Obama administration, sent to Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, Director of International Labor Standards Department, International Labor Office in Geneva, Switzerland, who was asked a number of questions regarding U.S. labor law as it affects aviation and transportation. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Int'l. Labor Affairs, Washington, DC, October 8, 2009. Ms. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, Director, International Labor Standards Department, International Labor Office, Geneva, Switzerland. Dear Ms. Doumbia-Henry: Enclosed are the observations of the United States Government in Freedom of Association Case No. 2683 concerning the procedures and practices of the National Mediation Board, with particular reference to flight attendants at Delta Airlines. I trust that this information will be brought to the attention of the Governing Body Committee on Freedom of Association. Per your request, we invited the U.S.…”