Washington, D.C. (February 28, 2023) – Terry O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – made the following statement today:

LIUNA commends the introduction of the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA), Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Senate Health, Education, Labor and  Pensions Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

 

The PRO Act would empower millions of Americans by strengthening protections for workers who choose to join a union and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions. Too often when workers join with co-workers to form a union, employers work against them in every way possible – from retaliation and dismissal to bad faith bargaining. The PRO Act will level the playing field for America’s working men and women.

 

LIUNA urges Congress to pass this important legislation.

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The half-million members of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – are on the forefront of the construction industry, a powerhouse of workers who are proud to build the United States and Canada.