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On November 10, 2025, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Chairman Bill Cassidy (LA) announced a new pro worker labor reform agenda, which also includes legislation introduced by Senators Tim Scott (SC) and Tommy Tuberville (AL). This follows two labor law reform committee hearings on October 8 and 22, 2025 discussing the need for more choice and transparency for workers.

Learn about AFP’s vision for igniting innovation and prosperity through reforms in technology, energy, and employment policies.

The Employee Rights Act (ERA) is the top opportunity in Congress to unlock prosperity for American workers in the 21st century.

AFP along with many allies will continue to champion enactment of these reforms around the nation at the federal and state levels, helping to solidify the desirable flexible work career paths our workforce demands while increasing affordable access to benefits that have been undermined too long by governmental barriers.

Austen Bannan joins ‘American Potential’ to break down two urgent issues costing Americans time, opportunity and tax dollars: outdated rules that make it nearly impossible to fire underperforming federal works, and laws that prevent gig works from getting the portable benefits they need.

Ahead of a June 7 deadline, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF), submitted a public comment in support of the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) civil service reform rule referenced as Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service, (RIN 3206-AO80), as published at 90 Fed. Reg. 17,182 (Apr. 23, 2025).

As a part of efforts to make agencies more efficient and accountable, AFP sees President Trump’s Schedule F (Policy/Career) Policy as a building block for reforms.
Austen discusses declining unionization rates and related employment issues on the Alan Nathan Show. Starts 45:20.