[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13170]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          EMPLOYEE RIGHTS ACT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Wilson) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I am grateful to cosponsor 
the Employee Rights Act, introduced by Chairman Tom Price, which 
establishes protections for American workers--to not join a union; to 
have a secret ballot; and, if they choose to join a union, to know how 
their dues are being spent. This legislation is critical to empowering 
American workers and shielding them from unfair treatment in the 
workplace.
  South Carolina is a staunch defender of right-to-work protections, 
even when threatened by the National Labor Relations Board. For years, 
the NLRB has threatened to destroy jobs, particularly in the Charleston 
community. It has invaded employee privacy and encroached upon their 
rights.
  I am grateful for Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Tim Scott, Governor 
Nikki Haley, and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson for their 
leadership in protecting our State's right-to-work laws.
  Right-to-work States like South Carolina have seen firsthand that job 
creation and economic growth come from expanded freedoms. We need to 
expand commonsense reforms like those in the Employee Rights Act to 
protect American workers and create jobs.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President, by his 
actions, never forget September the 11th in the global war on 
terrorism.

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