Is the PRO Act a path toward equality for workers? If the U.S. Senate passes the proposed Protecting the Right to Organize Act, it would expand collective bargaining rights for workers and reform labor law in ways not seen in decades. The PRO Act would take away state power to enact right-to-work laws, employers would face higher penalties for violating labor law, and many other changes would be set in motion.
Yet a number of questions remain regarding the PRO Act’s impact on both workers and employers. Who would be classified as independent contractors and who would be classified as employees? What is the justification for limiting employer speech by banning mandatory meetings in organizing campaigns? Why is sectoral bargaining not included in the PRO Act? Leading labor minds from Cornell’s ILR School will discuss these topics and more in this special session featuring former U.S. Secretary of Labor Tom Perez.
