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Rob Andrews: “This amendment seeks in 7 minutes to undue 72 years of labor law. For 72 years, it's been the law of the land that if an…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2007
This amendment seeks in 7 minutes to undue 72 years of labor law. For 72 years, it's been the law of the land that if an employer and an employee organization voluntarily choose to engage in collective bargaining, they're permitted to do so. This is a process that has led to labor harmony, economic prosperity and growth for the economy. Why we would even consider prohibiting that kind of arrangement from going forward is beyond me. So I would urge the defeat of the amendment on grounds that it rather recklessly undoes a 72-year process that's worked quite well for both labor and management.
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Rob Andrews
Democratic · New Jersey
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Opposing an amendment that would change longstanding labor law regarding collective bargaining.

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