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IAM Union International President Brian Bryant recently wrote a letter urging the U.S. Senate to pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act (H.R. 2550, S. 2837) following its bipartisan approval by the U.S. House of Representatives.
The legislation passed the House by a vote of 231-195. It would restore collective bargaining rights to federal workers impacted by a recent executive order that stripped those rights from roughly 75 percent of the federal workforce.
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The bill was introduced in the House by Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.). The Senate companion legislation, introduced by Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), currently has 48 cosponsors, including two Republicans.
“The IAM is a strong advocate for workers’ rights and firmly believes this EO is blatantly illegal,” wrote Bryant in the letter. “This EO is an assault on the rights and job security for federal workers caring for our veterans, keeping our military ready, adjudicating passport applications, caring for our public lands, and performing countless other essential public services.”
The IAM strongly believes the executive order is illegal and undermines the fundamental right to collective bargaining, which has long helped ensure workplace protections and efficient delivery of public services.
The IAM represents thousands of federal workers across the country, including members of the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM), an IAM affiliate representing approximately 110,000 federal workers nationwide.
The bipartisan House vote demonstrates growing momentum to reverse the unjust removal of federal workers’ collective bargaining rights. The IAM is calling on the Senate to act swiftly and pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act to ensure fairness, stability, and respect for America’s federal workforce.
Read the complete letter here.
