Tom Harkin: “I am not suggesting the labor law in Japan is the same as in United States. I am just saying in regard to this one…”

“I am not suggesting the labor law in Japan is the same as in United States. I am just saying in regard to this one company, what they are doing here in the United States of America they would not be allowed to do under Japanese labor law. That is all I am saying. I know labor laws are different, but they would not be allowed to do in Japan what they are doing in this country. That is the point I am making. I want to make a further point, too, that I do not want to be accused of Japanese bashing. The fact is, most Japanese companies that operate in America do not operate in this way. In fact, a lot of the Japanese companies that operate here have darn good working relationships with their workers, with organized labor. They have sat down at the bargaining table and have bargained in good faith. In fact, in many ways, they have been better than some U.S. companies, as a matter of fact. I am not saying this is endemic of all Japanese companies. In fact, this is a rogue Japanese company, quite frankly. I think it is casting a bad light over a lot of other Japanese companies.”