Congress must pass S. 567, the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2023.

We have more income and wealth inequality than any time since the Gilded Age.

Unions are necessary for a stable economy, our safety, our security, and our democracy.

It's simple. As a country, we can choose to collectively encourage the growth of good union jobs that pay family sustaining wages and allow those good jobs to set the standard for competition within an industry or we can continue to allow…

But if the benefits of joining a union are so good, and I am sure that is the testimony we will hear today, then there is no reason union should have to coerce or strong arm people to join.

Teamsters changed the game at UPS, battling it out day and night to make sure our members won an agreement that pays strong wages, rewards their labor, and doesn't require a single concession.

This policy, including the PRO Act, would take away the ability of 27 million workers to choose how to earn a living.

It is absolutely essential that we pass legislation like the PRO Act, to make it easier for workers to organize.

60 percent of our people are living paycheck to paycheck.

How do we create an economy that works for all of us, all of our people, and not just the few?

I would like to especially acknowledge Chairman Sanders' role in helping pass this legislation, along with many other Members of this Committee, including Dr. Cassidy who worked to extend the program that saved our jobs and our industry.

Over $50 trillion in wealth has gone from the bottom 90 percent to the top 1 percent.