On February 28, 2023, Congressional Democrats reintroduced the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 20, S. 567). This radical legislation includes dozens of provisions that would violate workers’ free choice and privacy rights, force unions on employees who have voted against such representation, cost millions of American jobs, threaten vital supply chains, and greatly hinder our economy. The bill boosts union membership at the expense of American workers and small businesses.
Some of the most egregious provisions would:
With this legislation Congressional Democrats are attempting to implement labor law policies that have previously been rejected by the judicial system, opposed on a bipartisan basis in Congress, and/or withdrawn by the agencies that prior administrations tried to use to implement the policies unilaterally. All of these entities realized those policies violated the law, exceeded the authority granted to the implementing agencies, or would cause serious damage to the American workplace.
CDW launched an extensive campaign in order to educate both lawmakers and the public about the detrimental consequences of this legislation.
Letter to Senate HELP Opposing PRO Act (March 2023)
Letter to House Ed & Labor on Unionization Hearing (Sept 2022)
Letter to Senate HELP Opposing PRO Act (July 2021)
Letter to Congress Opposing the PRO Act (March 2021)
Letter to House Prior to Vote on PRO Act (Jan 2020)
Letter to House Opposing PRO Act (Nov 2019)
Letter to Senate Opposing PRO Act (Nov 2019)
Letter to House Committee Opposing PRO Act (Sept 2019)
Letter to House Opposing H.R. 2474 (June 2019)
Letter to Senate Opposing S. 1306 (June 2019)
Letter to House Subcommittee Opposing H.R. 2474 (May 2019)
Maine’s senators Collins and King should oppose PRO Act | Portland Press Herald | March 30, 2021
The PRO Act is a huge blow to American workers’ freedom and privacy | Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) | The Augusta Chronicle | March 29, 2021
The PRO Act Fails American Workers | Reps. Michelle Steel (R-CA) and Burgess Owens (R-UT) | Daily Caller | March 25, 2021
PRO Act infringes on the privacy rights of workers | Washington Times | March 24, 2021
The PRO Act threatens our economic recovery | Rep. James Comer (R-KY) | Washington Examiner | March 22, 2021
The PRO Act nationalizes the worst of California’s policies | Rep. Kim Young (R-CA) | The Hill | March 17, 2021
PRO Act Would Strip Employees’ Right to Privacy and Likely Put Them Out Of A Job | CDW Chair Kristen Swearingen | Townhall | March 9, 2021
Kuster & Pappas Willing To Sacrifice NH Privacy For Political Favors | The Union Leader | March 12, 2020
Forcing workers to join unions is not the American way — and certainly not the SC way | Rep. William Timmons (R-SC) | The State | March 5, 2020
Big Labor’s Payoff Day | WSJ Editorial Board | Wall Street Journal | February 10, 2020
The PRO Act won’t do anything to help workers. It’s a plan to empower Dems’ Big Labor allies: Andy Puzder | Andy Puzder | Fox Business | February 10, 2020
Liberals in Congress seek to punish right-to-work states, strangle gig economy | Rep. French Hill (R-AR) | Washington Examiner | Feb 6, 2020
Protecting the Right to Monopolize? What the PRO Act Means to Small Businesses | Morning Consult | Feb 5, 2020
Opinion: Echoing California’s AB 5, Congress Now Threatens Independent Contractors | Times of San Diego | Feb 4, 2020
Leading retailers are pro-worker — why isn’t the PRO Act? | The Hill | Feb 1, 2020
Tell Rep. Joyce to vote against union-backed PRO Act | Cleveland.com | Jan 29, 2020
If Congress cares about jobs, the economy, workers’ rights, it should say no to the PRO Act: Rep. Fred Keller | Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA) | Fox Business | Jan 28, 2020
Commentary: Pelosi’s ‘PRO Act’ puts special interests over SC workers and economy | The Post and Courier | Jan 23, 2020
The PRO Act’s many cons | Roll Call | Dec 6, 2019
Democrats lurching leftward exemplified with new labor bill | Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) | The Hill | Nov 18, 2019
Congress must reject Big Labor-backed PRO Act | Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) | The Hill | Sept 19, 2019