congressman matt cartwright. it was with regret that i read the decision

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i'm congressman matt cartwright. it was with regret i read the supreme court's decision this week. the u.s. supreme court voted against every single hard working american who fights every day just to make ends meet, just to pay their bills, to support their families, just to put away a little bit of money. this week's decision undermines the freedom of people who keep us safe -- first responders, corrections officers, police officers, snow plow drivers, firefighters, teachers, sanitation workers. all public service workers, public servants who go out there every day for you, for me, and for our kids. this 5-4 vote decision undermines their very freedom to negotiate for decent pay and fair work places. i represent northeastern pennsylvania, a place where the right to bargain collectively is time honored. back in 1902, this man, john mitchell, a labor organizer, came to the area and what he found was miners working all hours in terrible conditions for meager pay. in he also found that the workers were unable to join together because of ethnic differences and the mine owners played th