Political Quotes

“The amendment addresses a glaring flaw in the legislation. The bill strips nonunion employees of any and all benefits they might gain by contracts they have signed to arbitrate their disputes. It says that contracts which force arbitration for employment disputes-- thereby, contracts which open a faster, cheaper path of justice for employees--are no longer permitted even though research has shown that employees obtain more favorable judgments in arbitration than in court. In court, of course, the average employee stands to be seriously outgunned by an employer who has far more resources to hire costly courtroom counsel. While the bill takes those benefits out of the hands of nonunion employees, it doesn't do that for union employees. Predispute, mandatory binding arbitration contracts negotiated by unions with employers or with other unions are left untouched by the bill. This bill is titled the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act, but it should be titled the forced injustice guarantee act because the bill enacts injustice between union and nonunion employees. Nonunion employees get handed over to the high-cost plaintiffs' trial lawyers and may never be able to afford their day in court. Union employees get all the benefits of forcing arbitration with their employers and don't have to make a sacrifice at all like the nonunion employees do. Mr. Chairman, the amendment fixes the hypocritical treatment in the legislation.…”