The IAM Union is urging Congressional support for the the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to enhance worker protections.
Why it matters: The PRO Act strengthens federal laws to protect employees’ rights to organize, strike, and negotiate for better wages and benefits.
- It includes civil penalties for employers who violate these rights.
- The Act seeks to remove limitations on secondary strikes, restoring workers’ First Amendment rights.
“I thank Senator Bernie Sanders and Congressmen Bobby Scott and Brian Fitzpatrick for leading this very important piece of bipartisan legislation. For far too long, American workers have been denied the right to freely form a union without the threat of company intimidation or interference,” said IAM Union International President Brian Bryant. “The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act is long overdue legislation that grants our nation’s workforce the protections to form a union if they wish, while also including provisions to punish employers who break the law.”
The backdrop: Despite existing laws, the right to organize is under constant attack, necessitating legislation like the PRO Act to enforce compliance and provide timely remedies.
What’s next: A bipartisan group of lawmakers has reintroduced the PRO Act, emphasizing its critical role in abolishing “right-to-work” laws and reinforcing labor union rights as intended by the National Labor Relations Act.
The post IAM Union Urges Passing Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act appeared first on IAMAW.