SOLIDARITY WITH AMERICAN UNION WORKERS

On 2026-09-15, Representative Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1) delivered a floor speech titled "SOLIDARITY WITH AMERICAN UNION WORKERS" in the House.

SOLIDARITY WITH AMERICAN UNION WORKERS

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 145 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 145 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)] [House] [Page H5828] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SOLIDARITY WITH AMERICAN UNION WORKERS (Mr. MRVAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. MRVAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my continued solidarity with the members of United Steelworkers Local 71 in northwest Indiana, who have surpassed 6 months of being locked out of work by British Petroleum. While I appreciate the indication that contract negotiations will resume, we must do more to ensure that American workers are never placed in this position again. It is wrong for union workers to be forced to go without their paychecks, their healthcare, and their livelihoods while our community also faced increased public safety risks from untrained replacement workers and for their employer to continue making billions of dollars in profits. That is why I introduced the PRO-WORK Act. This legislation will prohibit corporations that lock out their workers from doing business with the Federal Government. Specifically, a company engaged in a lockout would be prohibited from receiving Federal funds for a period equal to the duration of the lockout and would be ineligible for Federal tax credits for the corresponding taxable year. The principle is simple: Any company that locks out American workers should be locked out from receiving American tax dollars. ____________________