The PRO Act Hurts Workers by Limiting their Job Opportunities

The Biden Administration recently released its $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal, the American Jobs Plan, which includes the text of the Protecting the Right To Organize (PRO) Act of 2021.  Designed to increase the power and influence of union bosses, the PRO Act imposes a series of new federal labor regulations that are damaging to the U.S. economy and hurt workers. Notably, the PRO Act establishes a nationwide “ABC Test”—a controversial metric used to classify employees as independent contractors, even if its not what the worker wants.  Modeled after California’s disastrous AB 5 law, a federal ABC Test would: Eliminate workers’ … Continue reading The PRO Act Hurts Workers by Limiting their Job Opportunities