Congressman Wilson Sponsors Employee Rights Act

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) announced today that he is an original co-sponsor of the Employee Rights Act, legislation that empowers American workers and shields them from unfair treatment in the workplace:

"I am grateful to cosponsor the Employee Rights Act. This legislation is critical to empowering American workers and shielding them from unfair treatment in the workplace. The Employee Rights Act establishes firm protections for America's workers—to not join a union, to have a secret ballot, and, if they choose to join a union, to know how their dues are spent.

"South Carolina is a staunch defender of right-to-work protections, even when threatened with multiple lawsuits from the National Labor Relations Board. For years, the President's Big Labor Bully, the NLRB, has threatened to destroy jobs, invaded employee privacy, and encroached upon worker rights.

"We know that job creation and economic growth comes from expanded freedoms and free markets. Right-to-work states, like South Carolina, have seen these benefits first-hand. We need to expand common-sense reforms, like those in the Employee Rights Act to protect American workers and create jobs."

Wilson joined Senator Orrin Hatch, Senator Lamar Alexander, Congressman Tom Price, and Congressman David Rouzer at a press conference earlier today where they introduced the legislation.

Wilson serves on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.