Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) reintroduced the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The legislation: (1) creates financial penalties for employers who commit unfair labor practices; (2) bars companies from holding “captive audience” meetings; (3) makes it easier for newly formed unions to secure their first contracts; (4) strengthens a worker’s right to strike and boycott; and (5) overrides state “Right-to-Work” laws. The bill text is available here and a fact sheet on the bill is available here.
