The COVID-19 pandemic has made it more clear than ever that our economy is working for the biggest corporations and wealthiest individuals — while dramatically failing workers, particularly women and workers of color.
Wages have been stagnant for the bottom 50% of workers. But for America's 651 billionaires? Their net worth has increased by more than $1 TRILLION just since the pandemic began.
One crucial way to level the playing field is to protect workers' right to organize for a better share of the wealth they create through a union. But we urgently need to strengthen that right after decades of Republicans' anti-worker policies. That's why Pramila helped reintroduce the PRO Act today.
For decades, unions have defended workers. They gave us the 40-hour workweek, paid vacation, safe working conditions, and so much more. Studies show that union members earn 19% more on average than those with similar education, occupation, and experience in a similar non-union workplace.
As someone who organized for working people and true economic justice before she was elected to Congress, Pramila knows that this country still has a long way to go to guarantee every worker a fair and safe working environment where they are treated with dignity and without discrimination.
The PRO Act will transform the workplace and put workers back on a path toward dignity and shared prosperity. With a Democratic White House, momentum is on our side, but it's going to take all of us mounting a powerful show of force against the corporate special interests who prefer the status quo.
We're all better off when we're all better off, and we can't stop fighting until that happens.
In solidarity,
Team Jayapal
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