Rep. Adams' Floor Remarks on the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act

I rise today in strong support of H.R. 842 — the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. Workers — especially people of color —built this country and they have kept it afloat. Never has that truth been more evident than now, as we grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite their essential roles in our society, though, we have seen workers’ rights systematically suppressed for decades… including their fundamental right to band together, to organize, and to advocate for fair treatment, for fair pay and benefits, for safe and healthy work environments, and for the respect and dignity they’re due as working people, let alone the backbone of our economy. But Mr./Madam Chair, colleagues, let’s be clear: this is not just about fairness — it’s about justice, economic justice. Workers — especially women and people of color — have driven economic growth in this country but have seen the fruit of their labor concentrating and accumulating in the hands of the wealthiest. In other words, their work, their sacrifice has not “trickled down.” Enough is enough. Workers deserve their share, they deserve justice.

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