Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021

Floor Speech

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Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, I thank Dr. Foxx for yielding time for me to speak today.

Even though I have family members who are members of unions, I rise today to speak in opposition to H.R. 842, the PRO Act.

The PRO Act is an unnecessary challenge to the rights of business owners and workers alike. The legislation would eliminate right-to-work laws across our country, and Iowa has one of those. It is yet another attempt to attack States' rights.

Abolishing these laws would force workers to participate in and pay dues to unions, even if they don't wish to be represented or support a union's political philosophy.

If my colleagues on the other side of the aisle cared about workers' rights, why did this administration cancel the Keystone Pipeline and open our borders to a crisis?

Additionally, this bill would strike down other worker protections, including their ability to hold secret ballot elections and to be heard by the National Labor Relations Board, and would create burdensome guidelines for determining joint employment and independent contractor status.

We need to do more to support our workers and businesses and do it in a bipartisan fashion.

Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to oppose the prounion boss act.

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