Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from the great State of Georgia for introducing me and for this opportunity to talk about an important Supreme Court case, Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31, and the importance of our unions. Our unions give us much to celebrate in our neighborhoods nationwide. As we know all too well, this case stands to destabilize collective bargaining rights within the public sector. This is clearly an attack on freedom and liberties of hardworking Americans. We are in the business of doing no harm. That is what we should be. All that this case aims to do is take away the rights of the ability of hardworking Americans to have a strong voice in their workplace. That is just not right. Next month, the Supreme Court will hear the oral arguments in this case to determine whether fair share fees violate the First Amendment rights of workers. When it comes to this case, a negative decision for our unions nationwide would take us in the wrong direction. Across the country, more than half of African-American workers and nearly 60 percent of Latino workers are paid less than $15 per hour. Union jobs have historically been, and continue to be, a path to the middle class for people of color, who often face low-wage jobs. African-American union members today earn 14.7 percent more and Latino workers earn 21.8 percent more than their nonunion counterparts. In some sections, the difference is even greater.…”