Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this bill, which basically says companies should be protected, not workers. Imagine, when a firm is jointly owned and operated by the Chinese or the Mexicans or the El Salvadorans, where workers' rights are never protected. Worker protections in America have long accounted for the reality that the company who writes the check isn't always the company that controls workplace conditions, but if they share control over workplace conditions, they should be held jointly responsible for violations. I include in the Record a letter from the United Auto Workers talking about the parts industry. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America--UAW, Washington, DC, November 7, 2017. Dear Representative: On behalf of the more than one million active and retired members of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), I strongly urge you to oppose H.R. 3441, the ``Save Local Business Act.'' This ill-conceived bill would make it more difficult for workers to join together and collectively bargain to improve working conditions and raise living standards. This is a bad bill for working people because it would make it even easier for businesses to replace full time jobs with precarious temporary employment. H.R. 3441 overturns long established case law and joint employer standards found in labor and employment law.…”