[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 67 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H3759]
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                       NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK ACT

  (Mr. SNOWBARGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SNOWBARGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my wholehearted 
support for H.R. 59, the National Right to Work Act, and to implore my 
colleagues to give their support as well.
  H.R. 59 simply eliminates those provisions of the National Labor 
Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act that empower unions bosses to 
steal the hard-earned money of American workers.
  Over 60 years ago, Congress gave union officials the so-called right 
to force workers to pay union dues whether they want to or not. Union 
officials have wielded this power far too long. It is time to 
reintroduce freedom into the American workplace, the freedom to choose 
whether or not to pay union dues, freedom from compulsory unionism.
  H.R. 59 corrects a terrible injustice. The coercion of America's 
workers to pay union dues is immoral and against the basic values of 
our country and even of the founders of the labor unions themselves.
  Support restoration of freedom for the American worker. Support the 
repeal of the power to force people to pay dues to a union against 
their will. Support H.R. 59.

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