Cindy Hyde-Smith Quotes

I believe if an individual wants to join organized labor and work under a union contract, they should have the legal right to do so. At the same token, a person who does not want to work under organized labor and wants to work should have the ability to do so without the threat of having to join and having to pay dues to organized labor.

Every individual should have both the right to join a union and the right to not join a union should they so choose. It's about basic human freedom.

Now workers should have the right to join unions. But unions should not be forced upon workers. And unions should not have the power to take money our of their members' paychecks to buy the support of politicians that are favored by the union bosses.

If we are going to reverse the race to the bottom, workers must have the right to engage in collective bargaining.

The unions claim the deck is stacked against them when it comes to labor laws, but the truth is many private and public sector workers are forced to pay union dues as a condition of their employment, yet they have little say in how the unions spend their money.

There may be here and there a worker who for certain reasons unexplainable to us does not join a union of labor. That is his right. It is his legal right, no matter how morally wrong he may be. It is his legal right, and no one can or dare question his exercise of that legal right.

I sometimes think that unions don't understand that we live in a free society, and people have the right to not select union representation if they don't want it.

I think someone in the union has the right to a private vote, and that's why I'm anti-card check. I grew up in a union family. My grandfather was a coal miner; he was in the union.

Any reasonable economist will tell you that it's nearly impossible to isolate the impact of right-to-work laws on a state's job growth. A multitude of other factors intervene. However, one thing the numbers can show is that right-to-work laws have a negative effect on the wages of workers in that state.

In Maine, nobody is required to belong to a union or pay dues.

The reality is that no one can be forced to join a union against their will, and a union cannot take action against those who decide not to join their union.

The decision to join or not join a service union, political party or other organization should be left up to the individual. No such organization has the right to take money out of the pockets of state workers without their proper consent.

There may be here and there a worker who for certain reasons unexplainable to us does not join a union of labor. That is his right. It is his legal right, no matter how morally wrong he may be.

Right to work doesn't eliminate unions. It makes them more responsible and accountable to their members on the front lines.

Ordinary people in such positions - working at firms, companies, or chains - have the absolute right to have their voice in the public square.

South Carolina is a 'right to work' state - a misnomer of a phrase, as the laws limits union representation of workers. It does does not guarantee workers a job or fair wages and conditions.

Private sector labors unions continue to suffer losses in their membership while public sector and service unions grow.

Public employees should have the right to bargain for better wages and working conditions, just like all employees do.

Any union that can't accept workers choosing their own representatives through universal franchise is finished.

The so-called 'Employee Free Choice Act' envisions a world where workers would be denied privacy and forced to vote in an atmosphere of intimidation.

Private unions, such as the UAW, is a choice between employees and employers. If that is what they want, then who am I to say you can't have it?

Unions may also legitimately resort to strikes where this is the only available means to the justice owed to workers

I will use the power of the government of the United States within my control to prevent the labor unions ... from destroying the open shop.

Labor unions are the worst thing that ever struck the earth because they take away a man's independence.

A man’s right to his job transcends the right of private property.