Burgess Owens: “Those of us who oppose the TEAM Act say that the legislation and the context of union-busting that is taking place in…”

“Those of us who oppose the TEAM Act say that the legislation and the context of union-busting that is taking place in the country now is another form of intimidation, another form of ambush that can be set for workers and that we do not need a TEAM Act; what we need is more freedom to organize. We need new regulations, and perhaps a change in the law, not perhaps, but certainly a change in the law which would allow workers to organize more freely and without having to go through the tremendously long waiting period and the bureaucratic struggle they have to undertake now in order to organize, get a vote, and be recognized. The advantage at this point is on the side of management, and management has used that advantage in many ways. So, we oppose the TEAM Act.”