On February 4th, the PRO Act was introduced into Congress. (The PRO in the PRO Act stands for: Protecting the Right to Organize.)

Here’s what we're asking you to do:

• We need to make sure that our Congressional lawmakers vote to PASS the PRO Act. This is a once in a generation opportunity to build real power for the working class and we need all of your voices. Use the following letter to urge your lawmakers to PASS THE PRO ACT!

Here are the facts:

• A union contract is a critical tool to close racial and gender wage gaps, and to ensure dignity and due process for workers, regardless of where we were born, who we are or where we work.
• Removing barriers to organizing and bargaining for better wages and benefits is important for all workers and communities.
• Expanding collective bargaining will increase protections for women, people of color, immigrants and the LGBTQ community in areas where our laws are still falling short

Here’s what it does:

• Empower workers to exercise our freedom to organize and bargain together for better wages and working conditions .

• Hold corporations accountable by penalizing employers who retaliate against working people who try to organize at work.

• Repeal “right to work” laws—divisive and racist laws created during the Jim Crow era—that lead to lower wages, fewer benefits and more dangerous workplaces.

• Create pathways for workers to form unions, without fear, in newer industries like Big Tech

Here’s why it matters:

• Workplace Safety: During the fatal liquid nitrogen leak at the Foundation Food Group plant in Gainesville,  Jose DeJesus Elias-Cabrera, 45; Corey Alan Murphy, 35; Nelly Perez-Rafael, 28; Saulo Suarez-Bernal, 41; Victor Vellez, 38; and Edgar Vera-Garcia, 28—were killed when a the refrigerant line ruptured on January 28.  Workers in Georgia are not safe and are in urgent need of the power to hold their employers accountable. At bare minimum, every Georgian should have a safe work environment and know they will still be alive in time for dinner with their families.
• Coronavirus & Corporate Immunity: The current leadership in the Georgia General Assembly is pushing a racist and anti worker bill that would shield employers from lawsuits from creating a workplace where COVID is transmitted to employees and customers. Basically, it makes it impossible to hold them accountable to their obligations to maintain a safe work environment - in the middle of a pandemic. So, not only do workers already struggle to maintain the bare minimum of safety - those who currently hold power are making conditions MORE dangerous during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
• COVID and incidents like the recent tragic accident in Gainesville shows the need for workers to join unions for their own protection and safety. Unions give workers the power to negotiate together for safer workplaces.