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House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the National Right to Work Act
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House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the National Right to Work Act
Earlier today, House Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs Subcommittee Chairwoman Marilyn Musgrave held a hearing on forced unionism
Washington, D.C. – Earlier today, the House Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs held hearings on the National Right to Work Act (H.R. 500/S. 370) -- a bill designed to end forced unionism nationwide.
Currently, under federal labor law, millions of employees can be fired unless they agree to pay dues or so-called "fees" to union officials.
The National Right to Work Act would eliminate provisions in federal law that require workers to pay union dues just to get or keep their jobs, ending forced unionism nationwide.
Subcommittee Chairwoman Marilyn Musgrave, a cosponsor of the National Right to Work Act, said following the hearing, "The testimony I've heard today only reaffirms my belief no worker should be forced to pay union dues just to get or keep a job. With nearly 80% of the American people opposed to forced unionism, Congress needs to make passage of this bill a top priority."
A March 2004 national opinion survey by Research 2000 (Mason-Dixon), for example, showed that 79% of Americans support employees' right to work whether or not they choose to affiliate with a union.
National Right to Work Committee President Mark Mix, who testified at the hearing, said afterwards, "Today's hearing was a victory for Right to Work supporters nationwide. Members of the House have seen the injustices caused by forced unionism laid bare before their eyes, and now is the time for votes so we can see which politicians stand with the American people, and which politicians stand with the Big Labor elitists."
The National Right to Work Act, introduced by Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Senator Trent Lott (R-MS), currently has over 100 House and Senate cosponsors.
The National Right to Work Committee is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization dedicated to the principle that no worker should be forced to pay union dues or so-called "fees" just to get or keep a job.
Twenty-two states have enacted Right to Work laws, barring compulsory unionism, and a National Right to Work act has been introduced in Congress which would outlaw forced-union dues nationwide.