Punching In: How Unions Are Handling the PRO Act in Budget Talks

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers

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Ian Kullgren: Publicly, union leaders remain adamant that they’re committed to getting the PRO Act to President Joe Biden’s desk in its entirety. But privately, they’ve been taking a different tack with the sweeping labor law overhaul.

Leading Senate Democrats, as we reported last week, agreed to add a major part of the PRO Act—monetary penalties for employers who violate workers’ union rights—to the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill that Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wants his conference to rally around by ...