VIDEO: Senator Peters Calls for Passage of the PRO Act to Protect American Workers’ Right to Organize

Peters Again Cosponsored and Helped Reintroduce the Bill to Support Workers in Michigan and Across the Country
WASHINGTON, DC –U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) called for passage of theProtecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, comprehensive legislation to protect workers’ right to stand together and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer workplaces. ThePRO Act, which Peters again cosponsored and helped reintroduce this Congress, would restore fairness to the economy by strengthening the federal laws that protect workers’ right to join a union freely and fairly.
“Labor unions created the American middle class,”said Senator Peters.“The PRO Act will make it easier for folks to organize, to become a member of a union, and be able to stand up for the rights that they deserve. I come from a union household. My parents were both members of the union. I am who I am because of the love and support that they gave me, and the fact that they were part of a union allowed them to provide for my future. That’s why we’ve got to pass the PRO Act.”

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ThePRO Act, which Peters previouslyspoke in favor of on the Senate floor, would protect every American’s right to organize in their workplace and collectively bargain. The bill specifically includes measures that would:
Peters grew up in a union household, where his mother was a Service Employees International Union (SEIU) steward, and his father was a member of the National Education Association (NEA). During his annual motorcycle tour across Michigan last year, Petersmet with local union members and retireesat IBEW Local 131 in Kalamazoo to underscore the need to protect workers’ right to collectively bargain. Peters also joined UAW members on the picket line in Michigan as they negotiated for better wages, benefits, and job security. Then, following the UAW’s historic contracts in 2024, Petersled his colleaguesin sending a letter to 13 non-unionized automakers urging them not to illegally block UAW unionization efforts at their manufacturing plants. PetersinvitedUAW Region 1 Director LaShawn English to be his guest for the 2024 State of the Union Address last year.
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