New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks senators, House members for co-sponsoring PRO Act

Members of the New Jersey delegation to Congress, with one exception, showed leadership and ongoing support for working families when they signed aboard as original co-sponsors of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act – the PRO Act.

Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-2^nd District, chose not to co-sponsor this long-overdue pro-labor bill.

Once the PRO Act is passed, working men and women will be guaranteed the ability to unite as a collective bargaining unit and reach a first contract after organizing. This legislation will repeal so-called “right-to-work” laws that lead to lower wages, ban the hiring of permanent replacements to punish striking employees, and strengthen the National Labor Relations Board, which took its marching orders from big business under the previous administration.

The New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and commends the co-sponsors from New Jersey: Sens. Robert Menendez and Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Reps. Donald Norcross, D-1^st District, Andy Kim, D-3^rd District, Chris Smith, R-4^th District, Josh Gottheimer, D-5^th District, Frank Pallone Jr., D-6^th District, Tom Malinowski, D-7^th District, Albio Sires, D-8^th District, Bill Pascrell Jr., D-9^th District, Donald Payne Jr., D-10^th District, Mikie Sherrill, D-11^th District, and Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-12^th District.

The New Jersey State AFL-CIO looks forward to working with them for the swift passage of this bill.