PRO Act: What’s in Democrats’ massive labor union bill

Published March 12, 2021 10:15pm ET



House Democrats passed a massive labor law reform bill this week that has the support of President Biden and top labor groups: the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act.

The bill previously passed the House in 2020, but the then-Republican-controlled Senate did not take up the bill. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is a supporter of the bill, but unless Senate filibuster rules are changed, at least 10 Republicans would have to support the bill in order to send the legislation to Biden’s desk — a highly unlikely scenario.

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