Pathetic: Obama's DOL Pick Says She Is "Not Qualified" to Have an Opinion on Right to Work
Pathetic: Obama's DOL Pick Says She Is "Not Qualified" to Have an Opinion on Right to Work
Mon, 01/12/2009 - 19:07 — Nick CoteWe've already told you about the hypocrisy of Representative Hilda Solis (D-CA), President-elect Obama's pick to head the Department of Labor, on the secret ballot, and about how Solis as Secretary of Labor is likely to support cuts to the Office of Labor-Management Standards, which investigates union corruption. On Friday, Solis appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The Ted Kennedy-led committee is presiding over Solis' nomination.
The LA Times has a good rundown of the hearings. Importantly,
Solis also was pressed by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) about preserving "right to work" laws in states such as his that prohibit employers from requiring workers to be members of a union or to pay dues as condition of employment.
But Solis told Alexander she was "not qualified" to give him a response on the issue, except to say that she believed "that the president-elect feels strongly that American workers should have a choice to join or not to join a union. And to me that is the basic premise of our democracy, whether you want to be associated with a group or not."
[John K. Matyi] Please read the rest of this here. We do not have to sit back and be complacent every time the Obama led team makes a decision that has an impact on our "God given rights." Please support the National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc.
Categories: Forced Unionism, Department of Labor, Right to Work
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