The Senate is set to consider the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, but the deceptively named piece of legislation would do tremendous damage to many workers across the country. “The PRO Act would undermine worker rights, ensnare employers in unrelated labor disputes, disrupt the economy, and force individual Americans to pay union dues regardless of their wishes,” according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Among the many harmful provisions included in the PRO Act are:
- Would remove private ballots in union elections
- Would force employers to fire workers who choose not to join a union
- Makes it more difficult for a worker to demonstrate they are an independent contractor, limiting their earning opportunities
- Eliminates right-to-work laws
- Would make it harder and in some cases impossible for workers to decertify an unwanted union