Legislative Testimony
Testimony of Richard L. Trumka on Deterring Unfair Labor Practices and the Protecting the Right to Organize Act
… On behalf of the 12.5 million members and 55 unions of the AFL-CIO, thank you for inviting me to testify on the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 2474). The AFL-CIO strongly supports the PRO Act, and I personally want to commend Chairman … together to form unions and, when an election is won, to undermine the process of collective bargaining. State “right to work” laws, promoted by a network of billionaires, super PACs and special interest groups, have given even more power to big …