Episode 899: Employee Rights Act

Newt's World

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4.7 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Newt talks with Vincent Vernuccio, President of the Institute for the American Worker about the Employee Rights Act of 2025, a legislative proposal aimed at enhancing and safeguarding the rights of American workers while promoting fairness and accountability in the workplace. Introduced by Senator Tim Scott and Congressman Rick Allen, the bill represents a Republican vision for the workforce, focusing on empowering workers, improving unions, and fostering innovation and growth. Vernuccio highlights the outdated nature of current labor laws, which were designed for a 1930s economy, and the need for reform. The Act seeks to modernize labor laws by ensuring secret ballots, protecting workers' privacy, and allowing workers to opt out of union representation. Despite broad public support for its provisions, the bill faces opposition from Democrats and some Republicans who favor the PRO Act. Their discussion also touches on the decline of union membership, particularly in the private sector, and the need for unions to adapt to modern workforce demands.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:08.7	On this episode of Newtsworld, the Employee Rights Act of 2025 is legislation that seeks to strengthen
0:15.6	and protect the rights of American workers while ensuring fairness and accountability in the workplace.
0:21.9	This bill represents the Republican vision for the American workforce,
0:25.9	promoting opportunity, protecting workers' rights and privacy,
0:29.4	and creating a strong foundation for innovation and growth.
0:32.6	The bill was introduced on Wednesday in the Senate by Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina,
0:37.3	with companion legislation introduced in the Senate by Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, with companion
0:38.2	legislation introduced in the House by Congressman Rick Allen of Georgia. Here to discuss the
0:44.2	Employee Rights Act, I am really pleased to welcome my guest, Vincent Vernuccio, President
0:49.1	of the Institute for the American worker.
1:08.7	Vinnie, you've said the Employee Rights Act is about empowering workers and improving unions.
1:12.3	What's wrong with the current system and what has changed that makes reform so necessary today? Well, labor law across the country is incredibly outdated. You're
1:19.8	talking about laws that were written in the Industrial Revolution that is essentially created
1:26.0	for that 1930s economy. The last time labor law was amended
1:31.1	was really in the 50s and the 60s. So the Employee Rights Act is the most comprehensive
1:38.3	labor legislation that is pro-worker. Is there, like you said, Mr. Speaker, and once again, thank you for having me on,
1:45.9	to empower both workers, allow them to work how they want, with who they want, and choose
1:52.6	how to support their family. And there's also things that will help improve unions by making
1:58.3	them more accountable to those workers. What actually is wrong with the current system?
2:04.2	There are multiple things. So right now, unions can organize workers without a secret ballot
2:09.2	election. You have the Labor Board, the National Labor Relations Board, that
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