Just In: Congressional Democrats Re-Introduce PRO Act
After failing in 2019 and again in 2021, and with Republicans in control of Congress and the White House, it is unclear whether the re-introduction is merely a political stunt.
Posted by Peter List, Editor | March 5, 2025
On Wednesday, House and Senate Democrats re-introduced the “Protecting the Right to Organize Act” (or PRO Act), a bill that would rewrite much of the country’s private-sector labor laws by banning so-called Right-to-Work states, require federal government-appointed arbitrators to mandate first contracts, effectively outlaw independent contracting, among other dramatic changes.
Although it may only be a political stunt, as Teamsters’ President Sean O’Brien indicated during his podcast interview with Marianne Williamson, the legislation, is being led this year by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), reported HuffPost on Wednesday.
The bill has passed the House of Representatives twice in the past, however, it has never reached the Senate Floor for a vote.
This year, with both the House and the Senate under Republican control, it is uncertain whether the bill would even pass the House, let alone be able to reach the Senate Floor.
In the unlikely event it were to pass both chambers, though, it would likely face a presidential veto.
On Tuesday, though, a bi-partisan Senate bill was introduced that, if passed would implement a key component of the PRO Act called binding arbitration.
Given its bi-partisanship, and presuming the PRO Act fails, it is possible that the bipartisan binding arbitration bill may get support from both sides of the political divide.
If that were to happen and the Faster Labor Contracts Act were to pass, it is unclear whether President Trump would veto it.