Ted Budd: “Tomorrow, the House will vote on the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019, or the PRO Act. This legislation is a…”

“Tomorrow, the House will vote on the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019, or the PRO Act. This legislation is a liberal wish list that represents a draconian overhaul of our Nation's labor laws at the expense of employers, workers, and economic growth, while strengthening the authoritarian power of big labor. Madam Speaker, despite the fact that the National Labor Relations Board and the U.S. Supreme Court have recognized that there should be ample time for ``uninhibited, robust, and wide-open debate in labor disputes,'' the PRO Act deliberately speeds up election processes so that employees don't have time to learn about the potential downsides of joining a union. Specifically, the bill codifies the provisions of an NLRB regulation called the ``ambush election rule'' which significantly shortens the time span in election processes. Democrats purposely inserted this provision because they know union bosses are more likely to win elections when employees are uninformed about the downsides of union membership. Second, the PRO Act increases liability for businesses by dramatically expanding the definition of ``joint employer'' to also include indirect control and unexercised potential control over employees.…”