Rob Andrews: “I would commend my good friend for his persistence and congratulate him on a job beautifully done on this legislation.…”

“I would commend my good friend for his persistence and congratulate him on a job beautifully done on this legislation. There is a strong bipartisan consensus for this legislation because it's all about common sense. Mr. Speaker, most Americans would agree that, almost without exception, every American should have the right to bargain collectively and organize and join or not join a union. This legislation gives that right to our career firefighters, police officers, emergency service personnel, corrections officers, and other public safety officials. There is a commonsense consensus that because of the significant work that these individuals do, they should not have the right to strike if there is a difficult contract negotiation. Under this bill they do not.”