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On April 20, Democrats joined with union leaders to announce a so-called “discharge petition” on the Faster Labor Contracts Act. With strong Democratic backing for the petition, and if they can convince a handful of Republicans to join them, the House will be forced to vote on a bill that Democrats are calling “pro-worker.” Yet, Republican representatives should know: The Faster Labor Contracts Act is a direct attack on workers’ rights.
Don’t take it from me. Take it from a union official who was invited by Democrats to testify at a congressional hearing last year. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) asked the shop steward, who’s with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, about the Faster Labor Contracts Act. The bill is so named because it imposes an expedited deadline for contract negotiations between businesses and unions.