Category: PRO Act

Biden Policies Could Spell the End of Freelance Contractors, Republicans Say

April 19, 2023
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Republican members of Congress say President Joe Biden’s administration is waging war on independent contractors. Democrats counter that they are trying to ensure workers are not exploited and businesses compete on a level playing field. Kim Kavin, a freelance writer from New Jersey, said this is not a partisan issue. “Our members have voted for…

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Pro-Union States Lose a Million Jobs to Right-to-Work States

September 6, 2022
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A recent report based on Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data confirmed what was anecdotally apparent: that jobs continue to flood out of pro-union states and into states with more free-market policies. The study by economist Todd Nesbit and public policy analyst Michael LaFaive reported that right-to-work (RTW) states added 1.3 million jobs since the…

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Progressives Versus Independent Contractors

October 20, 2021
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Commentary Despite being a politician all his life, and never having worked in a blue-collar job, President Joe Biden declared, “I’m a union man,” when he announced his presidential campaign at a Teamsters union hall in Pittsburgh in April 2019. What our president really loves is big government and political power, and there is no…

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Truckers, Journalists Keep Challenging California’s Controversial Freelance Law

July 12, 2021
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Truckers and freelance journalists continue to appeal in court to receive additional exemptions under California’s controversial freelance law. AB 5 went into effect in January 2020 and intended to provide additional protections and benefits for employees. However, the reality of the bill looks much different, according to some gig workers. The bill authored by Assemblywoman…

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Study Projects $9.3 Billion in New Union Income Under PRO Act

May 25, 2021
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Labor unions could see a huge boost in revenues estimated at $9.3 billion in dues from workers if the Senate passes and President Joe Biden signs the House-approved PRO Act, according to a new study. The Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO) was approved in March by the House of Representatives and is now…

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Amazon’s Rejection of Unions in Alabama Is a Big Loss for Big Labor

April 20, 2021
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Commentary Big labor suffered a significant loss in its attempt to unionize employees at Amazon’s warehouse facility in Bessemer, Alabama. Of the workers eligible to vote, an embarrassingly small 16 percent voted to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. It was the most recent in a series of high-profile losses for labor including…

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Sen. Paul and Rep. Wilson Introduce National Right to Work Act

February 25, 2021
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On Feb. 24 Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) introduced their National Right to Work Act of 2021 to ensure that all American workers can “choose to refrain from joining or paying dues to a union as a condition for employment.” The proposal repeals six provisions of current federal law and regulation…

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Sen. Paul, Rep. Wilson Introduce National Right to Work Act

February 25, 2021
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) introduced legislation that would ensure that all American workers can “choose to refrain from joining or paying dues to a union as a condition for employment.” Their proposal, the National Right to Work Act of 2021, repeals six provisions of current federal law and regulation that grant…

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