CWAer Takes to Capitol Hill to Fight for Worker Power
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler joined WFWU-CWA member Kieran Cuadras (center) and Virginia Congressman Don Norcross on Capitol Hill in support of the PRO Act.
Yesterday, Wells Fargo Workers United member (WFWU-CWA) and former Wells Fargo conduct management investigator Kieran Cuadras spoke at a Congressional press conference reintroducing the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act). This key piece of labor legislation was unveiled by Virginia Congressman Bobby Scott and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
The PRO Act would put power in the hands of workers and reverse decades of legislation meant to crush unions. It would prohibit employers from permanently replacing striking workers and make secondary strikes and boycotts legal, allowing us to put more pressure on employers who refuse to bargain fair contracts. It would also remove common obstacles that stand in the way of workers joining unions and ban some of the most commonly deployed union-busting tactics, like captive audience meetings. Once workers decide to form a union, the PRO Act would make it harder for employers to stall at the bargaining table.
“Wells Fargo is refusing to recognize our union or to begin contract negotiations. Without a quorum at the National Labor Relations Board or any legal recourse, we are stuck in limbo,” said Cuadras. “Labor law needs more teeth so employers like Wells Fargo can’t get away with undermining and violating our rights every step of the way. We need legislation like the PRO Act because weak labor laws allow companies like Wells Fargo to union bust in the hopes of scaring workers from organizing.”
Watch the full press conference here.
Read Cuadras' op-ed about her experience working at Wells Fargo here.
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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.
