Christopher Schmidt, Libertarian
for CongressNational Right to Work Committee
Survey '96 Candidate
Questionnaire
- l. If elected, will you cosponsor and seek roll-call votes on
legislation to repeal the provisions in federal laws which authorize compulsory
union dues?
- Yes.
- 2. Will you support repeal of existing federal laws which force employees
to accept a union as their exclusive representative against their will?
- Yes.
- 3. Do you favor preservation of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act,
which authorizes state Right to Work laws?
- Yes.
- 4. Will you support legislation to end the special immunity from
prosecution union officials presently enjoy under the federal Hobbs
Anti-Extortion statute?
- Yes.
- 5. Will you oppose the forced unionization of federal, state, county and
municipal employees?
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Yes.
- 6. Will you support legislation to prohibit organizations that collect
legally-mandated compulsory dues or fees from spending any of those dues or fees
for lobbying or to support or oppose political candidates or causes?
- Yes.
- 7. Will you support legislation to nullify President Clinton's Executive
Order #12954, which requires federal contractors to punish or fire employees who
choose to work during a strike, and hands union officials the power to shut down
businesses that refuse to force their employees to pay union dues?
- Yes.
- 8. Will you oppose any revisions to federal labor law which impose new
penalties on employers who resist attempts by union officials to impose
compulsory unionism on their employees?
- Yes.
- 9. Will you vote to cut off tax subsidies to labor unions or their front
organizations that compel individuals to pay dues as a condition of employment
and which actively promote compulsory unionism?
- Yes.
Comments: Although I am in agreement with each of the desired reforms
above, I would like the record to show that I do not consider myself
'anti-union'. If some workers choose to bargain collectively, that should be
their right--as long as membership is strictly voluntary.