White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment Report
Bold action was recommended by the Task Force in their first full report:
- Ensuring workers know their organizing and bargaining rights
- Establishing a resource center on unions and collective bargaining
- Protecting workers who organize from illegal retaliation
- Exposing employers' use of anti-union consultants
- Addressing equity across underserved communities
- Sharing the positive impact unions have on all workers and the U.S. economy
You can find a detailed breakdown of recommendations and fact sheets here.
"This unprecedented report recognizes the critical role that unions play in creating a fairer economy. By taking steps to give more workers the right to organize and bargain collectively, the administration is once again demonstrating that it is committed to using its power to support unions."
-Liz Shuler, President, AFL-CIO
Click HERE to read the full AFL-CIO press release.
“The recommendations set forth by the task force on organized labor is one of the most important actions taken for the labor movement in our lifetimes. The inclusion of the UVC in these recommendations is of special importance to me and our mission to lend the veteran voice on the issues that impact us most, especially the need for good jobs and a strong, fully funded, and staffed VA. We now have a chance to change the way veterans are treated when they come home."
- Will Attig, Executive Director, Union Vets Council
Click HERE to read the full UVC press release.
Over the past year we've seen organizing drives across the country and several in Milwaukee including workers at the Milwaukee Art Museum and Colectivo Coffee. There was a wave of striking workers that earned the name "Striketober." Workers need unions. Workers want unions. Unfortunately, employers use stall tactics, union busting lawyers, and outdated labor laws to prevent workers from joining together in a collective voice for better wages, benefits, and working conditions. The Task Force report is a huge step in the right direction, but it isn't enough. Now we need Congress to pass the PRO Act and the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act.