PROTECTING FEDERAL EMPLOYEE UNIONS

On 2025-04-07, Representative Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1) delivered a floor speech titled "PROTECTING FEDERAL EMPLOYEE UNIONS" in the House.

PROTECTING FEDERAL EMPLOYEE UNIONS

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 62 (Monday, April 7, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 62 (Monday, April 7, 2025)] [House] [Page H1445] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] PROTECTING FEDERAL EMPLOYEE UNIONS (Mr. MRVAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. MRVAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my profound opposition and disappointment in the recent executive order that strips away collective bargaining rights for Federal workers. The foundation of the economic strength of Indiana's First Congressional District is our labor workforce. It is only because of the ability to collectively bargain and form unions that workers in our Nation were able to make progress and have fair wages, safe working environments, access to affordable healthcare plans, and secure retirements. I have spent my entire career as an elected official believing that every worker should have the ability to form and join a union. As a member of the Congressional Labor Caucus, I was proud to join my colleagues in signing a letter to the administration on this matter which states that this is the single most antiworker and anti-union Presidential action since the firing of the striking air traffic controllers in 1981. I am committed to stand shoulder to shoulder with my colleagues to swiftly reverse this unjust action and defend the fundamental rights of every worker to bargain for an equitable future. ____________________