John,

On March 9th the United States House of Representatives passed H.R.842,
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, known as the PRO Act.

The PRO Act vastly expands labor protections related to employees' rights
to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace.

Among other landmark changes, it:

* Gives workers and the National Labor Relations Board, not employers,
control in the timing of union elections.
* Penalizes employers and corporate executives for illegally retaliating
against workers trying to organize.
* Prohibits employers from permanently replacing workers when they
strike.

During his recent joint address to Congress, President Biden called on
Congress to pass the PRO Act and send it to his desk in support of the
right to unionize.

This is the second year in a row that the PRO Act has passed the House,
and now we have a President that supports it as well. Now, it is up to us
to make sure it passes the Senate. 

[ [link removed] ]Join President Biden and DFA in demanding the Senate pass the
Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.

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Right now, gig companies, such as Uber and Lyft, rely on a business model
that exploits independent contractors.

Under current laws, workers at these gig companies do not have rights to
unemployment insurance, worker’s compensation, or employer health
benefits.

But the PRO Act makes more workers eligible to unionize, including these
independent contractors.

That is why gig economy companies have already spent over $1 million
dollars lobbying against the PRO Act.

They know that any legislation that makes it easier to form a union and
win a contract, and harder for companies to union-bust, and easier for the
National Labor Relations Board to crack down on rule-breaking companies is
bad news for them.

[ [link removed] ]Stand against big businesses paying millions to stop workers from
organizing by demanding the Senate pass the PRO Act.

The Pro-Act makes it easier for workers to unionize and makes it harder
for companies to union-bust. Thank you for taking action in support of
workers today.

— Tre

Tre Graves
Campaign Organizer
Democracy for America




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