Rob Andrews: “I oppose the amendment. First of all, let's make it very clear that salting, the practice the gentleman addresses, is…”

“I oppose the amendment. First of all, let's make it very clear that salting, the practice the gentleman addresses, is legal. What is not legal are disruptive practices if one is working for an employer, as they should be illegal. The gentleman's amendment frankly offers a breathtaking introduction of a discriminatory practice in the statutes of the country. If I read the amendment correctly, an employer could refuse to hire someone simply because someone is in a union. So let's think about the facts that would be involved here. Let's say a person works part-time for a grocery store, and as a part-time worker they become a member of the union at the grocery store. Then they go to apply for a job at a telecommunications company. As I read the amendment, the telecommunications company could refuse to hire the individual who worked in the grocery store, who is a member of the union, simply because the person was a member of a union. This is a remarkable precedent. It basically suggests that by being a member of an organization, you subject yourself to discrimination.”