Skip to main content
February 6, 2020

Weak laws protecting workers’ rights to organize and negotiate for better wages and standards have played a major role in increasing inequality and putting workers at risk. Protecting workers’ rights to organize by enacting the PRO Act (H.R. 2474) will help restore worker power and create more good jobs across the country. The PRO Act: 

  • Enacts meaningful penalties for illegally firing workers for union activity by authorizing monetary penalties against law-breaking employers and creating a private right of action for wronged workers to seek justice; 
     
  • Ends undemocratic “captive audience” meetings by banning these undemocratic meetings and would ensure that union representational elections are held in a timely and fair way; 
     
  • Strengthens workers’ ability to stand in solidarity by allowing workers to engage in peaceful protest with workers at other companies and preventing companies from permanently replacing workers who have gone on strike;
     
  • Helps workers who have organized get a fair first contract by facilitating first contracts by creating a process of mediation and arbitration to resolve disputes in a timely way.

This is Good for working people.

Vote result:
Passed

YEAs: 224 | NAYs: 194
Legislator Sort descending State District Party Vote
Rep. Liz Cheney WY 0 Republican No
Rep. Judy Chu CA 28 Democrat Yes
Rep. David Cicilline RI 1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Gilbert Cisneros CA 39 Democrat Yes
Rep. Katherine Clark MA 5 Democrat Yes
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke NY 9 Democrat Yes
Rep. William Lacy Clay MO 1 Democrat Yes
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II MO 5 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Ben Cline VA 6 Republican No
Rep. Michael Cloud TX 27 Republican No
Rep. James E. Clyburn SC 6 Democrat Yes
Rep. Steve Cohen TN 9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Tom Cole OK 4 Republican No
Rep. Doug Collins GA 9 Republican No
Rep. James Comer KY 1 Republican No
Rep. K. Michael Conaway TX 11 Republican No
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly VA 11 Democrat Yes
Rep. Paul Cook CA 8 Republican No
Rep. Jim Cooper TN 5 Democrat Yes
Rep. J. Luis Correa CA 46 Democrat Yes