4:26 U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is seeking to include legislation to strengthen workers’ rights in a federal infrastructure package. The Democrat gathered with union leaders and local officials in Albany this morning.
At the Albany Labor Temple, Senator Gillibrand made a pitch for the so-called Protecting the Right to Organize Act.
“The PRO Act is a piece of legislation that is so long overdue but it works to strengthen our local labor union laws and change some of the landscape for working people,” said Gillibrand.
The bill has been kicking around since before Democrats took control of Congress by a slim margin in January. Among its provisions, the legislation would attempt to penalize employers who violate workers’ rights, discourage retaliation, and authorize a private right of action for workers’ rights violations.
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