[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2127]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 RETURNING FREEDOM TO AMERICAN WORKERS

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, today I will reintroduce 
the National Right to Work Act. This bill seeks to end compulsory union 
dues and return to American workers their unalienable freedom of 
choice.
  As ranking member of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, this 
is an issue with which I am actively involved. No American should be 
forced to pay union dues to get or keep a job. Ironically, even 
proponents of compulsory unionism acknowledge that coercion is the 
central pillar of our current Federal labor law.
  By simply repealing certain provisions of the National Labor 
Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act, we can abolish forced union 
dues.
  I am pleased to introduce this bill with 51 of our colleagues, and I 
urge you to join us in increasing the freedom and prosperity of 
American workers.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September 11.

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