As the presidential candidates roll towards Election Day, each is making a last-ditch effort to shore up support among their most favorable groups. For Vice President Kamala Harris, this means throwing a bone to the US labor movement, which has been in decline for decades. On X (formerly Twitter), Harris recently announced her support for the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, writing that when she is president she will sign it "to make it easier to join a union and negotiate for better pay and working conditions." The PRO Act has been kicking around Congress for a few years and would abolish "right to work" laws in 27 states that have adopted them. This means non-union workers would have to pay union dues even if the state has said they are not mandatory. Further, the bill would expand the reach of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), giving it further powers to regulate the workplace to benefit unions.
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- As the presidential candidates roll towards Election Day each is making a 1
- For Vice President Kamala Harris this means throwing a bone to the US 1
- On X formerly Twitter Harris recently announced her support for the 1
- Protecting the Right to Organize PRO Act writing that when she is 1
- The PRO Act has been kicking around Congress for a few years and would 1
- But the bill would also make drastic changes to the way freelancers and 1
- Freelance workers are more prevalent than most people realize. According 1
- That is bad news for unions as it means more people will be taking jobs 2
- And it would mean more people were demonstrating they donʼt need to be 2
- Over at The Dispatch Catoʼs Scott Lincicome rattled through the list of 2
- That makes perfect sense if one considers that oftentimes freelance work 2
- The PRO Act did pass the House of Representatives in 2021 but stalled out 2
- Assembly Bill 5 in California which has made it more difficult for 2
- 200 freelancers citing the lawʼs requirement that independent employees 2
- Following stories like the saga at Vox California began exempting more 2
- If the goal of AB 5 was to increase traditional employment it failed 2
- Mercatus Center traditional employment in California following passage of 2
- Naturally the decline in jobs was most acute in areas where independent 2
- So while Kamala Harris might think the PRO Act means more people 2
