Becoming your own boss is the greatest gift one can give themself this Christmas. While millions of Americans are celebrating self-employment this holiday season, threats against flexible, independent work could put a damper on spirits.
Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, union organizations and labor activists recently announced a “‘Pass the PRO Act’ Holiday Tour” to urge passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.
Their goal is to pressure Senate holdouts, namely Democratic Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, Mark Kelly and Mark Warner, to get on board.
The bill, if passed, would abolish right-to-work laws, make employment conditional on union membership and misclassify independent workers as employees under a proposed ABC test, among many proposed provisions.
Who seeks to benefit most from the PRO Act? Powerful labor union special interests.