House majority forces vote on bill to restore collective bargaining for most federal employees

Another House discharge petition succeeds - for unions!

As Federal News Network reports: A bipartisan bill that would end the Trump administration’s rollback of collective bargaining for most federal employees is guaranteed to get a full House vote, now that a majority of lawmakers support it. As of Monday,...

Labor Movement Cheers as House Members Force Vote to Restore Federal Workers' Union Rights

Two House Republicans added their names to a discharge petition that will now force a vote on legislation to restore the collective bargaining rights of hundreds of thousands of federal workers targeted by Trump.

NNU demands House stand up for workers and call a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act

National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, provided this statement as the Protect America’s Workforce Act discharge petition reached an important milestone, with 218 congressional signatures in the U.S. House of Representatives, allowing it to move quickly to a vote on the House floor:

House majority forces vote on bill to restore collective bargaining for most federal employees

A bipartisan bill that would end the Trump administration’s rollback of collective bargaining for most federal employees is guaranteed to get a full House vote, now that a majority of lawmakers support it. As of Monday, 218 House lawmakers signed onto a discharge petition, forcing the House to vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act. The bill, led by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) would restore collective bargaini…