[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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     PROTECTING NATION'S WORKFORCE AGAINST EROSION OF THEIR RIGHTS

  (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise to express 
my strong support for H.R. 2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize 
Act.
  For over 3 years, the Trump administration has waged an assault on 
organized labor, limiting unions' ability to fairly represent the 
American workforce while undermining safeguards that protect against 
discrimination and unsafe working conditions.
  This bill will protect our Nation's workforce against this erosion of 
their rights. The PRO Act introduces meaningful, enforceable penalties 
for companies that violate workers' rights to unionize, streamlines 
access to justice for workers who suffer retaliation, facilitates 
collective bargaining, and increases transparency in labor relations.
  Our Nation was not built by gold or silver but was built by labor. 
Protecting the rights of workers to organize strengthens our workforce, 
our economy, and our Nation.
  I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this important bill.

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