Workers’ Matters

Passing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act Will Usher In A New Era for Workers

Astatement from CWA President Chris Shelton on the reintroduction of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, historic, bipartisan legislation to make it easier for workers to join a union and bargain with their employers, and to crack down on employers who use unfair union-busting tactics against their employees when they exercise their freedom to join together to improve their workplace: This is the moment that working people have been waiting for. With the new proworker administration, and with public support for labor unions at the highest it's has been in decades, CWA members are ready to raise their voices, flood congressional offices with phone calls, and do every single thing within our power to make the the PRO Act – a sweeping labor law reform bill that would usher in a new era for workers – the law of the land. The pandemic has illustrated how dangerously weak our nation's labor laws are, especially when workers decide to form a union, thanks to years of shameless corporate attacks on workers' rights. We are prepared for these professional union-busters to spread misinformation and use every dirty trick they possibly can against us in this fight. But CWA members are fired up because we all know exactly why these corporate special interests have to resort to these dirty tricks –it's because they see the writing on the wall. When millions of workers stand together, these union-busters will be exposed and defeated, and the voices of the workers will finally be heard.p and then advancing it even further. He has promised to nominate the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. President Biden must keep this promise, and do more to enrich all of our courts by nominating more Black women to serve in these lifetime appointments. In 2021 and beyond, this administration must nominate for federal judgeships individuals who have a demonstrated commitment to civil and human rights, are fair-minded, possess a progressive vision of the law and Constitution, and are reflective and representative of the vast and rich diversity of our country – and that includes nominating Black women to the bench. Because let’s be clear: Nearly a decade after Judge Bernice Donald’s historic confirmation, it is past time for the president to nominate – and for the Senate to confirm – more Black women. Our rights shouldn’t have to wait any longer.p

This is the moment that working people have been waiting for.

We Need More Black Women/

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