| 00:00:00 | THE EMPLOYER TO INTIMIDATE THE EMPLOYEES FROM JOINING THE UNION, TO CONSTANTLY HOLD BUSINESSES IN THE WORKPLACE, FACE TO FACE BUSINESSES, TO ADVOCATE AGAINST THE UNION SO THEY CAN TURN AROUND THE DECISION THAT THE EMPLOYEES ESSENTIALLY HAVE MADE WHEN THEY SAY WE WANT TO GO TO AN ELECTION, WE WANT TO HAVE A UNION. |
| 00:00:20 | THIS IS OUR BARGAINING UNIT. |
| 00:00:22 | AND THAT'S THE GOAL HERE IS TO DESTROY THE ABILITY OF THIS LAW TO FUNCTION. |
| 00:00:28 | AND YOU CANNOT HAVE THE SITUATION WHERE THAT EXISTS IN THIS COUNTRY BECAUSE THIS LAW IS NOT ONLY IMPORTANT TO EMPLOYEES IN THE WORKPLACE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO MILLIONS, MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO ARE IN THE MIDDLE CLASS IN THIS ECONOMY TODAY. |
| 00:00:42 | THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE BECAUSE OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RIGHTS OF PEOPLE OVER THE LAST 75 YEARS IN THIS COUNTRY TO BRING THE BENEFITS, TO BRING THE WAGES, TO BRING THE JOB SECURITY, TO BRING THE HEALTH CARE BENEFITS, TO BRING THE PENSION BENEFITS, AND PROTECTIONS TO MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES. |
| 00:00:58 | WE HAVE SEEN AS THE UNIONS HAVE DECLINED, SO HAVE THE WAGES, SO HAVE THE BENEFITS OF WORKERS TO THEIR OWN PRODUCTIVITY. |
| 00:01:04 | THE AMERICAN WORKER CONTINUES TO INCREASE THEIR PRODUCTIVITY. |
| 00:01:08 | THEY ARE THE MOST PRODUCTIVE WORKERS IN ALMOST EVERY SECTOR OF OUR ECONOMY IN THE WORLD. |
| 00:01:12 | AND YET MORE MORE OF THEIR PRODUCTIVITY IS BEING SIPHONED OFF BY THE 1% IF YOU WILL. |
| 00:01:18 | BY THE EMPLOYERS WHO DECIDE THEY NEED MORE BONUS, BY THE EMPLOYERS WHO DECIDE THEY NEED BIGGER PAYCHECKS, BY THE EMPLOYERS WHO DECIDE THEY NEED MORE SHAREHOLDER DIVIDEND. |
| 00:01:28 | EMPLOYERS WHO DECIDE THEY NEED MORE GOLDEN PARACHUTES. |
| 00:01:33 | THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. |
| 00:01:35 | MR. MILLER: THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. |
| 00:01:36 | IT'S ABOUT STEALING FROM THE AMERICAN WORKERS AND NOT GIVING THEM A RIGHT TO CONTINUE TO BARGAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITY. |
| 00:01:43 | WE OUGHT TO REJECT THIS BILL TODAY. |
| 00:01:46 | THE CHAIR: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. |
| 00:01:47 | THE GENTLEMAN FROM MINNESOTA IS RECOGNIZED. |
| 00:01:51 | MR. |
| 00:01:52 | KLINE: THANK YOU. |
| 00:01:53 | MR. |
| 00:01:54 | CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE CHAIRMAN |
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