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Does government have the right to tell Americans how they should work, with whom they can do business, and what their hours ought to be? Some lawmakers believe so. On Tuesday the House passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or the PRO Act, a bill that would place additional government roadblocks between Americans […]
Before Beth Anne Mumford became a regional director at Americans for Prosperity, she was an independent contractor for several years, working on strategic communications with clients in the U.S. and Canada. So she has a personal stake in defeating the PRO Act. “As a working mother, I have personally benefited from independent work, which allowed me […]
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on the “Protecting the Right to Organize” (PRO) Act. It isn’t the first time. Each year since 2018, some member of Congress has introduced the PRO Act, and the House passed it along partisan lines in 2019. Americans for Prosperity full supports the ability […]
Dear Member of Congress, On behalf Americans for Prosperity activists in all 50 states, I write urging you to vote “NO” on H.R. 842, the so-called Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which makes unprecedented, harmful changes to federal labor laws. While supporters argue the PRO Act would expand worker rights, the reality is […]
Skylar Zander, state director of Americans for Prosperity-Florida, joined with U.S. Representative Greg Steube for an opinion piece in the Orlando Sentinel calling on Congress to reject the PRO Act, “a partisan grab bag designed to benefit politically connected groups at the expense of many Americans simply trying to provide for themselves and their families.” […]
As lawmakers consider the newest version of the PRO Act, many independent contractors are finding themselves increasingly worried that Congress could jeopardize the businesses and livelihoods they’ve worked so hard to build. The bill would, among other things, practically eliminate freelancing and push workers into traditional employment arrangements under the National Labor Relations Act. To […]
Roger Baumgarten of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, became a freelance photographer in 2009 when he founded Roger That Photography, a company whose clients have included the American Lung Association, Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania, and the National Federation of Independent Business. Business has been good for Baumgarten. He enjoys the flexibility of independent contracting and the freedom to choose his own clients. The […]
Lawmakers reintroduced the PRO Act late last week, this time to a Congress and president more receptive to the bill than in years prior. This bill would be a disaster for America’s workforce, which is why it should be rejected again. The PRO Act would, among other things, potentially eliminate independent contracting for millions of workers, and reclassify those workers as traditional employees under the National Labor Relations Act. Proponents claim that reclassifying independent […]
Independent contracting has given Paige Cerulli of Plainfield, Massachusetts, the opportunity to choose her own hours and contracts that suit her health needs, purchase her own home, write a novel and poetry in her free time, and make more money than she ever did as a full-time employee. Put simply, she is doing well for herself as a freelance writer. But some in Congress want to solve that “problem.” Under the PRO Act, lawmakers are attempting to classify many independent contractors as employees under […]
