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Forbes Endorses National Right to Work Act
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Forbes Endorses National Right to Work Act
Right to Work leader assails Lucas's pro-forced unionism record, urges change in course
SPRINGFIELD, Va. – Responding to the overwhelming outcry from pro-Right to Work voters in Virginia's 4th congressional district, state Sen. Randy Forbes (R) endorsed legislation repealing federally-sanctioned compulsory unionism.
Mr. Forbes pledged to "cosponsor and seek roll-call votes" on the National Right to Work Act (H.R. 1109), introduced by Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R). H.R. 1109 would repeal sections of federal labor law compelling nearly 8 million workers nationwide to pay union dues or "fees" to union barons as a condition of employment.
If elected, Mr. Forbes would join nearly 200 Right to Work supporters in Congress, including all Republican and Independent members of Virginia's congressional delegation. A companion bill, S. 873, was introduced last month by Sen. Jesse Helms (R).
Reed Larson, president of the Springfield, Va.-based National Right to Work Committee®, citing a recent poll showing more than 77% of Virginians support worker freedom, welcomed Mr. Forbes's support.
"For decades the majority of Virginians have been protected from the coercion of union bosses by the commonwealth's Right to Work Law. Unfortunately, due to federal labor law nearly 50,000 residents can still be subject to the threat of termination or be denied potential employment unless they acquiesce to union officials' forced dues demands, necessitating a federal remedy," said Mr. Larson.
Mr. Larson also called on state Sen. Louise Lucas (D) to answer her Right to Work Candidate Survey pledging to protect Virginians' Right to Work. To date Ms. Lucas has refused, "leaving voters only to deduce that she will continue her support for Big Labor in Washington as she did in Richmond."
In 1999 Ms. Lucas voted in favor of H.B. 2265, a measure that would have granted union bosses the power to represent public teachers before local school boards without first having to obtain teachers' consent via a representative election.
Mr. Larson called H.B. 2265 "a first step in destroying Virginia's cherished Right to Work Law" and Ms. Lucas's support for the measure "a negative indicator of how she would vote in Washington."
For more information on the National Right to Work Act and efforts to repeal federal compulsory unionism laws, please contact John Tate at (703) 321-9820.