| Washington, D.C.—U.S. Congressman Steve King today offered a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would protect hard-working Americans from being intimidated into joining organized labor unions and to protect employer rights to hire legitimate workers.
Thirteen other lawmakers have already voiced their commitment to The Truth in Employment Act of 2007, H.R. 2670 that is designed to return balance to the National Labor Relations Act to protect both unions and workers, as it was originally intended. If signed into law, the bill would put an end to “salting,” a practice where union organizers seek employment at non-union businesses with the sole purpose of organizing union chapters. “Salts” are not genuine employees, since their purpose is not to work for the employer, only to instigate a union.
“Both the employee and the business suffer when a “salter” is hired with no intention of working with everyone around them. It’s only common sense to protect the right of business owners to decide if employees are there to help their business or to destroy it, said King” “Unions were established with the intent to protect employees so they can work- not to protect workers who don’t want to work.”
Rep. Steve King serves on the House Small Business, Agriculture and Judiciary Committees.
He is also Chairman of the innovative Conservative Opportunity Society, founded by Newt Gingrich.
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