NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “I think it is a fair question to ask: Do workers' responsibilities ever rank preeminently as opposed to coexisting with…”

“I think it is a fair question to ask: Do workers' responsibilities ever rank preeminently as opposed to coexisting with workers' rights? Because what we have, my colleagues, is a full-fledged crisis. And even though our drug czar, General McCaffery, today would criticize us for using the term ``war on drugs,'' Mr. Speaker, that is exactly what we should be committed to do. If we are serious about stopping this flow of drugs, that means that all available personnel should be called into action to do their jobs. And when it comes to collective bargaining, though I am pleased to admit the JD in my name does not stand for Juris Doctor, I am not a lawyer and never played one on TV, and I consider that an asset, but it is a well-held legal fact that this body can change the terms of any agreement involving Federal workers and workers' agreements.”