Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and Reps. Bobby Scott (Va.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) have introduced the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 20 in the House, no Senate # as of 2/27/2023), which would restore the right of workers to freely and fairly form a union and bargain together for changes in the workplace.ย
The PRO Act is landmark worker empowerment, civil rights and social justice legislation, and an essential component to ensuring the economy works for all of us.
Our woefully outdated labor laws are no longer effective as a means for working people to have our voices heard. The stated purpose of the National Labor Relations Act is to encourage collective bargaining, but nearly every amendment to the lawโmost egregiously the 1947 TaftโHartley Actโhas made it more difficult for workers to form unions.ย
The PRO Act will change the power dynamics in America and give working people a real say in our future. Stronger unions mean higher wages, safer working conditions and dignity for all people who work. The Richard L. Trumka PRO Act is our first step to get there.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday continued his support of pro-union actions by calling for the House to pass the Protect the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) to make it easier for workers to unionize. Biden strongly encouraged the House of Representatives to “pass the PRO Act,” a bill that ...
Employers commonly use a variety of tactics, legal and illegal, to make it difficult for workers to form unions. The PRO Act, the most significant overhaul of labor law since the New Deal, would help level the playing field. Thea Lee, president of the Economic Policy Institute, explains how. Check o...
Today is a national day of action for the PRO Act and we asking every BCTGM member to help flood the Senate phone lines with support for the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. Click to call senators Weโre almost there. If we can get this passed, working peopleโs rights will be protected for...
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For four years, the Department of Labor has been devoted to serving a handful of elite interests, instead of working people. Not anymore. The Senate has confirmed Marty Walsh as labor secretary. As a former union member, he understands the power of collective action, and his confirmation strengthens...
