[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 11, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3665]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TIME TO LOOK AT WORKERS' RIGHTS IN AMERICA

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, since 1888, Reznor heaters were made in 
Mercer, PA. Yesterday, Reznor executives told their workers if you do 
not accept the $2.20 an hour cut, we will move the plant to Mexico; 
take it or leave it. Four hundred dollars a month, $5,200 a year, 
$15,600 in cuts over the life of a 3-year contract. Take it or leave 
it, workers. We will go to Mexico.
  Shame, Congress. Mr. Speaker, Reznor executives are holding the gun 
to their workers' heads. The Congress of the United States is pulling 
the trigger all around America. Shame, Congress. How about some more 
NAFTA? I think it is time to take a look at the rights of American 
workers. I yield back any jobs that might be left.

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