Tag: Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act

The Economics and Politics of the Pro-Union Protecting the Right to Organize Act

June 30, 2021
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Commentary For many decades now, the percentage of private-sector American workers who belong to a labor union has been declining. According to a Hoover Institution study by Richard A. Epstein, the percentage of unionized workers in the private sector has fallen from nearly 20 percent in 1983 to 6.2 percent in 2019. Attempts by union…

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Labor Unions Would Rake in $9 Billion More From Dues If PRO Act Is Passed: Report

May 7, 2021
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Total labor union dues collection would increase by $9 billion if a pro-union bill in Congress was signed into law, according to an industry report. The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would substantially increase union membership and therefore cause higher dues collection, according to the Institute for the American Worker (IAW) report released…

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