Critics say PRO Act would harm Louisiana’s economic recovery
Critics of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act are warning Louisiana’s vulnerable economy is at risk by the pro-union legislation’s inclusion in a multitrillion-dollar federal spending package.
The bill stalled after passing the U.S. House in March without a single favorable vote from Louisiana’s congressional delegation. It’s slated to appear as an amendment to the $3.5 trillion Democratic-led reconciliation budget being drafted in the House.
“If passed, the PRO Act would force many Louisiana workers to join a union or lose their job,” said Eric Peterson, director for the Center for Technology and Innovation Policy at the New Orleans-based Pelican Institute.
“The act would also force gig economy workers to be considered full-time workers and strike a serious blow against flexible work through the gig economy,” Peterson said.
Louisiana has 132,000 fewer workers than before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in March…
