California is home to over 2.4 million union workers, accounting for 15.9 percent of wage and salary workers in the state
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Representative Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) in reintroducing the Nationwide Right to Unionize Act, legislation that would support the right to unionize by prohibiting states from banning union security agreements through “right-to-work” laws.
Twenty-seven states have enacted “right-to-work” laws that prevent unions from collecting dues from non-union members who are covered under a union-negotiated contract. These laws make it more difficult for workers to form unions and fight for higher wages and better working conditions in the states that adopt them, resulting in a 5 percent decrease in unionization rates and a decrease in average wages for all full-time workers of 3.1 percent, according to a study by the Economic Policy Institute, or about $11,000 a year, according to a report released by Representative Sherman’s office. California is home to over 2.4 million union workers, as of 2021, accounting for 15.9 percent of wage and salary workers in the state.
A similar proposal is included in the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which the lawmakers support and which would protect American workers’ right to organize and negotiate for better wages and working conditions.
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