Kim Schrier on Jobs

Endorsed by largest unions; supports card check legislation

Kim Schrier: I am proud to be endorsed by the largest unions in Washington state, including the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, because they know that I will fight for workers, strengthen our economy, and stand up for policies that create good-paying union jobs. Workers are their most powerful when they're able to work together to demand better treatment, oppose discriminatory action, improve working conditions, and negotiate for better wages. I support modernizing labor laws so that workers can continue to organize and bargain collectively. I will defend workers rights in all industries, and support proposals to enact card check legislation like the Employee Free Choice Act. In Congress, I will fight for a $15 minimum wage and advocate for requiring that federal infrastructure projects hire local workers, and fighting against right-to-work legislation.

Sponsored bill for strengthening union organizing.

H.R.842 & S.420: Protecting the Right to Organize Act: This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace:

1. revises the definitions of employee, supervisor, and employer to broaden the scope of individuals covered by the fair labor standards;
2. permits labor organizations to encourage participation of union members in strikes initiated by employees represented by a different labor organization (i.e., secondary strikes); and
3. prohibits employers from bringing claims against unions that conduct such secondary strikes.

Biden Administration in SUPPORT: The Administration strongly supports The PRO Act. America was not built by Wall Street. It was built by the middle class, and unions built the middle class. Unions put power in the hands of workers. H.R. 842 would strengthen and protect workers' right to form a union by assessing penalties on employers who violate workers' right to organize.

Rep. Mo Brooks in OPPOSITION: H.R. 842 [is] a radical union bill that tramples the rights of citizens by forcing them to enter into union servitude, including:

• Overturns right-to-work laws in 27 states, thereby forcing citizens, against their will, to pay millions of dollars in dues to labor unions.
• Denies citizens' rights to vote by secret ballot on whether to join a union by imposing a biased "card-check" scheme.
• Deprives individuals of entrepreneurial opportunities. The PRO Act would eliminate the franchise industry and sharing economy as we know them.