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Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021

Floor Speech

Date: March 9, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Labor Unions

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Ms. WILD. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the most important pro- labor legislation in several generations, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, otherwise known as the PRO Act.

For far too long, the deck has been stacked against the right to freely organize and collectively bargain. We have seen the result. Despite massive gains in productivity and economic growth, working- and middle-class American workers' purchasing power and real wages have barely moved from where they were 40 years ago. Meanwhile, the gains that were created by those workers have flowed overwhelmingly to the super wealthy at the very top.

Let's level the playing field and give America's workers a seat at the table. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the PRO Act, and I urge the Senate to pass it and get it to the President's desk for signature.

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