Political Quotes

“There is both positive and negative reinforcement in this tour. Another stop will be at Columbia Lighting, represented by the IBEW, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 716. The company tried to decertify, but they lost the election and so that company shut down that plant. That is so wrong at Columbia Lighting. The workers will talk about that company's attempt to get rid of the union. They failed on decertification but now they are just shutting the plant down. We have a long way to go. We have a lot of success, a great history in our country of recognizing workers, their right to organize. We have a long way to go. I want to thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bonior) for his effort tonight and look forward to continue working with him to make sure that not only do we fight for justice all over the world for workers but we also recognize we have to fight for it in our own country.”