On Sept. 8, Rep. Rick Allen, R-Ga., a member of the House Education and Labor Committee, introduced the ABC-supported Truth in Employment Act, H.R. 5178. This legislation would amend the National Labor Relations Act to protect small businesses and their employees from the coercive tactic used by big unions known as 鈥渟alting,鈥� which makes small businesses targets of harassment campaigns designed to increase forced unionization.

On Sept. 7, 老牛影视issued an action alert opposing the U.S. House of Representative鈥檚 efforts to move forward with the partisan budget reconciliation process that could result in tax hikes and far-reaching labor requirements for 老牛影视members. Please urge your representatives to oppose this package this week as House committees continue to mark up their sections of the package.

On Aug. 24, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance a $3.5 trillion budget resolution, which was embedded in a House rule that tied its advancement to both the Senate鈥檚 bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure package鈥攖he Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act鈥攁nd听H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.听听The rule was approved by the H

The Protecting the Right to Organize Act would听produce听significant economic costs听for the nation鈥檚 27 right-to-work states in听an听effort to听increase union power at the expense of worker freedom and small businesses, according to a report issued by the American Action Forum on Aug. 13.

On Aug. 11, The U.S. Senate passed a Budget Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022 before leaving for its August recess in a 50-49 vote that will set the stage for a proposed $3.5 trillion partisan spending bill through the budget reconciliation process. Prior to the final vote, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., also released reconciliation instructions听for Senate committees

On Aug. 10, the听U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act with bipartisan support in a 69-30 vote, with 19 Republicans joining all 50 senators in the Democratic caucus to approve the legislation.

On July 28, U.S. senators听voted to advance a bipartisan infrastructure bill, which will set up a final vote on the measure in the coming days. The procedural motion was approved 67-32, with 17 Republicans joining all Democrats to begin legislative action.

On July 12, the Institute for the American Worker released a new report highlighting the impact of the so-called Protecting the Right to Organize, or PRO Act, on millions of America鈥檚 workers.

On July 1, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act, by a vote of听221-201. H.R. 3684. This $715 billion surface transportation reauthorization and water infrastructure bill represents House Democrats鈥� attempt to reauthorize the expiring 2015 FAST Act and implement partisan, anti-merit shop priorities in infrastructure spending.

Seven out of 10听voters are concerned about repealing state right-to-work protections for workers and forcing them to pay union dues or risk losing their job, according to a national survey released on June 30 by the ABC-led Coalition for a Democratic Workplace.