W. Weldon said "I want to talk about that for a moment, Mr. Speaker and, through you, I want to talk to those rank and file union workers across the country who I think have been sold a bad bill of goods or, in fact, I would say have not even been sold the case. They have been had. What do I mean by that, because that is a very serious charge? The basis of my outrage and my concern is that last spring when the AFL-CIO leadership met in Washington, they had a vote to require every AFL-CIO member in the country, whether they agreed or not, to put up a dollar of their dues over a period of 3 years that would raise a total of $35 million." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 4, 1996

I want to talk about that for a moment, Mr. Speaker and, through you, I want to talk to those rank and file union workers across the country who I think have been sold a bad bill of goods or, in fact, I would say have not even been sold the case. They have been had. What do I mean by that, because that is a very serious charge? The basis of my outrage and my concern is that last spring when the AFL-CIO leadership met in Washington, they had a vote to require every AFL-CIO member in the country, whether they agreed or not, to put up a dollar of their dues over a period of 3 years that would raise a total of $35 million.

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W. Weldon

Republican · Pennsylvania

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing union workers and criticizing AFL-CIO leadership during a speech after Labor Day.

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