Jim Renacci Quotes

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.

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.

I came from a family where joining a union was the expected thing to do. I've always believed that the relationship between an employer and an individual worker is fundamentally unequal.

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.

In order to work for Chrysler, you are required to join the union, in this case UAW. There's no choice - it's a union shop - the employees voted to have it that way, and in America, that's the way it is.

After contract negotiations and organizing, playing an active role in the political process is one of a union's most important functions. Gains won at the bargaining table or through sacrifice on the picketline can be wiped out by politicians on the state or federal level.

“Right to Work” is wrong for Kentucky. It’s just another word for union busting...

I will continue to do all that I can to ensure and enhance worker protections, including the right to bargain collectively.

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.

Union membership should not be a condition for employment, and workers should have the freedom to exercise their right to determine how their hard-earned money is spent.

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

I'm pro Union.

My parents were both union members, and I grew up hearing how important it was to empower workers and have fair labor practices.

Choosing to work where there is a union and getting the related benefits of higher wages and collective bargaining, but not paying a fair share of the costs of representation, would be freeloading, right?

The dissolution of the trade unions was in the air then.

While the men of the steel industry were going through blood and gas in defense of their rights and their homes and their families, elsewhere on the far-flung C.I.O. front the hosts of labor were advancing and intelligent and permanent progress was being made.

In my college years, I worked as a union labor organizer. I was just one of the many workers trying to do my part to help the community.

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

If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join a union.

I'm a passionate trade unionist.

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

The unions may continue to decline, but if they do, it'll be their fault.

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.

All the time our union was progressing very nicely. There were lectures to make us understand what trades unionism is and our real position in the labor movement.

I'm a lifelong believer in trade unionism.