Mark Pocan: “I insert in the Record a letter from the AFL- CIO. AFL-CIO, January 30, 2020. Dear Representative: On behalf of the…”

“I insert in the Record a letter from the AFL- CIO. AFL-CIO, January 30, 2020. Dear Representative: On behalf of the AFL-CIO, I urge you to support the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, H. R. 2474, and to oppose weakening amendments and any Motion to Recommit when the House of Representatives considers the bill next week. The PRO Act will restore the original intent of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which was to give working people a voice on the job so they can negotiate for higher wages, better benefits, a more secure retirement and a safer workplace. For too long, employers have been able to violate the NLRA with impunity, routinely denying workers their basic right to join with coworkers for fairness on the job. As a result, the collective strength of workers to negotiate for better pay and benefits has eroded and income inequality has reached levels that predate the Great Depression. (Please see the attached summary of recent research on unions, inequality and the economy). The PRO Act would modernize the NLRA by bringing its remedies in line with other workplace laws. In addition to imposing financial penalties on companies and individual corporate officers who violate the law, the bill would give workers the option of bringing their case to federal court.…”