Monday, April 26, 2021

Labor union revival

President Biden on Monday signed an executive order creating a new White House task force focused on promoting labor unions that will be led by Vice President Harris.

The executive order directs the new task force to make recommendations within 180 days on how already existing federal policies and programs can be used to help workers organize and collectively bargain in the public and private sectors.

The task force, formally known as the “Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment,” will also make recommendations on potential new policies and regulatory changes.

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Among its goals, the task force will aim to bolster the use of labor unions in areas with restrictive labor laws and to empower female workers and people of color. The task force also aims to increase union membership across the country, including by promoting worker organizing and collective bargaining within the federal government.

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Biden has also voiced support for the PRO Act, a bill that would overhaul the nation’s labor laws, which unions consider their top policy priority. The measure has stalled in the Senate after it passed the Democratic-controlled House in March.

  The Hill
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