PRO Act will remove your freedom to be your own boss

Published March 8, 2021 4:55pm ET



The Democratic Party-controlled House of Representatives is about to vote on the “PRO Act.” It will destroy the livelihood of millions of independent contractors and freelancers, ban Right to Work laws, and make it easier for union bosses to intimidate workers.

The PRO Act drastically increases the power of labor union leaders to force workers to pay them union dues. This is a quid pro quo, the payoff, in return for the hundreds of millions of dollars Big Labor poured into Democratic Party campaigns to capture the House, Senate, and White House. On the campaign trail, both President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris endorsed the PRO Act and threatened to ban state Right to Work laws, which allow people the freedom to work without being forced to join a union or pay union dues.

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