Hey there — Happy May Day!

Today, across the world, communities are celebrating laborers and the working class folks who have fought so hard to secure rights for workers, including the eight-hour workday and weekends.

The date was chosen to commemorate the four-day general strike in the U.S. in 1886 that culminated in the Haymarket Affair in Chicago, where people rallied for an 8-hour workday and workers ultimately lost their lives due to violence at the rally.

Before I got to Congress, I spent my entire career fighting for workers and their families. I’m *still* a dues-paying member of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and I’m proud to continue carrying the torch for workers every day I step into the House.

As a co-sponsor, I’m committed to finally passing the PRO Act and protecting every single person’s right to organize, hold employers accountable when they violate employees’ rights, and secure free, fair, and safe union elections.

The PRO Act has three critical components that will ensure workers are protected:

1. The PRO Act will streamline the justice process for union busting and employer retaliation — enhancing the right for workers to boycott and strike
2. It also CLOSES the loopholes in current labor laws to hold employers accountable for violating the rights of their employees and facilitate collective bargaining agreements
3. AND the PRO Act aims to secure free and fair union elections so that union leaders are empowered to represent the workers

Team — unions have never been stronger or more popular than they are right now. We’ve got to get the PRO Act over the finish line to continue building on the progress we’ve seen. That’s where you come in: will you add your name and support the PRO Act today?

Thanks for everything friend.

— Nikki