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The Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 9. While it previously passed the House last year, this time around it has significant backing from the Biden Administration, but it faces overwhelming odds in the Senate under the current filibuster rules.
The PRO Act, if passed in the Senate, would represent one of the most sweeping pro-union reforms in decades and would drastically expand the current National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in a way that favors unions, with expanded damages for violations, including potential individual liability. In light of President Biden s expressed support for the PRO Act, employers need to be aware of dramatic changes to the current statutory scheme if Congress succeeds in passing it. Below is a summary of just some of the sweeping changes proposed by the legislation.
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
U.S. House and Senate Democrats recently reintroduced the union-friendly Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021. According to its sponsors, the PRO Act “restores fairness to the economy by strengthening the federal laws that protect workers’ right to organize a union and bargain for higher wages and better benefits.” Discussing the legislation last month, House Speaker Pelosi stated that “[w]ith American workers seeing their lives and livelihoods devastated by the ongoing pandemic and economic crisis, the re-introduction of the PRO Act is more important than ever.” With President Biden in the White House and Democrats in control of the House and Senate, the PRO Act has gained new traction.
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U.S. House and Senate Democrats recently reintroduced the
union-friendly Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021.
According to its sponsors, the PRO Act restores fairness to the economy by strengthening the federal
laws that protect workers right to organize a union and
bargain for higher wages and better benefits. Discussing the
legislation last month, House Speaker Pelosi stated that [w]ith American workers seeing their lives and livelihoods
devastated by the ongoing pandemic and economic crisis, the
re-introduction of the PRO Act is more important than ever.
U.S. House and Senate Democrats recently reintroduced the union-friendly Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021. According to its sponsors, the PRO Act “restores fairness to.
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
On February 4, 2021, House and Senate Democrats introduced the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021. The PRO Act is supported by key members of the Senate’s leadership, including Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. The PRO Act would be the most significant labor law reform in the United States since the World War II-era Taft-Hartley Act and the 1935 Wagner Act, which created the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) and first granted private sector employees the right to form and join labor organizations (“unions”).
The United States House of Representatives passed an earlier version of the PRO Act in February, 2020, but the Senate declined to take further action at the time. While certain major business interests, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, are opposed, President Biden has voiced his support for the PRO Act. At present, it is uncertain whether the PRO Act will become law and if so, in what form.