Political Quotes

“Mr. President, one of the things I have been checking on here is the statement that was made earlier that one in five people get fired for working on organizing. That statement is based on a phone survey of union activists for their estimate if an employee is terminated during an organizing drive. It is not based on fact. The fact is, unions only filed objections in approximately 1.5 percent of the elections, and that number includes objections based on many issues other than employee terminations. Under the current law, it is illegal to terminate or discriminate in any way against an employee for their union activities. If this occurs during an organizing campaign, the National Labor Relations Board is required to rerun the election since it created an unfair election. This occurs in about 1 percent of all elections and has been decreasing in recent years. I would expect that to increase in succeeding years if this rule passes because this is an attack on small businesses and the small businesses will not have the necessary information to know what is legal and illegal, especially if they only have 10 days to get their act together. The National Labor Relations Board can go even further if they believe a fair election is not possible. They can certify the union, regardless of the vote, and order the employer to bargain. I have information on some of the studies that have been done on this, and the number does not come out nearly that high.…”