Political Quotes

“Madam President, let me join in the remarks by the Senator from Washington. This National Labor Relations Board rule which will be voted on by the Senate tomorrow is one that was needed. The rule change was needed and the attempt on the floor, of course, is to undo this decision by the National Labor Relations Board. If they say justice is denied, look at the current situation when it comes to a vote by workers on collective bargaining. If delayed at every potential opportunity, and sometimes it happens, workers have to wait, on average--average--198 days--that is 6\1/2\ months--to have a simple vote deciding if they would be represented by the union. In some extreme cases they have been forced to wait 13 years for the right to vote on collective bargaining. One in five workers who openly advocate for unions during an election campaign is fired. As a result of these tactics, 35 percent of workers give up and withdraw from the election before a vote is held. The proposed NLRB rule changes will remove unnecessary delays to the process, cut down on unnecessary litigation, and provide workers a meaningful vote in a reasonable period of time. The proposed rules will apply the same way to workers attempting to decertify a union as they do to workers trying to form a union. So from the business side, if they think workers no longer wish to belong to a union, there will be a timely vote on that as well. It applies the same way to unions and employers.…”