[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3139]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, last December, rightfully, the National 
Labor Relations Board voted to make important changes to union election 
procedures. Their rule changes are good for workers and businesses. 
They modernize the election process and help prevent delays and 
frivolous litigation.
  I am sure there are some businesses that oppose this, but I haven't 
found them. This is simply a problem that has been engendered by the 
Republicans in the Senate. They are trying to roll back these reforms 
instead of supporting the rights of workers. The reforms they made are 
so basic, such as using email and using other processes such as a fax 
machine and using the employers' records, not the unions' records.
  Later this afternoon the Senate will consider a Republican-introduced 
resolution of disapproval which seeks to undo the NLRB's rules changes. 
This is yet another sad reminder of how little regard Republicans have 
for the American worker.
  Last year we saw Republicans vote against an increase in the minimum 
wage, as well as legislation that would ensure American women get the 
same pay for doing the same work as men. Republicans in Congress I 
don't think get it.
  We are in this building, in this Chamber, to help the American people 
and want to work to make sure businesses are prosperous, but we also 
can't lose sight of the fact that workers are what makes the businesses 
profitable.
  So if you are for American workers and the families they support, 
then prove it with your vote on this resolution.

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