Hey, pitchfork listeners. Recently, five Republicans joined House Democrats in passing the

Pro Act, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, leaving it to our bare Democratic majority

in the Senate for final passage. It's a big fight and a really important one for workers

throughout the country, whether you're unionized or not. So to learn a bit more about the

Pro Act and what it does to address the your well-earned name to write the work laws in over

two dozen states, I'm excited to talk with Shane Larson from the communication workers of America.

My name is Shane Larson. I am assistant to the president,

senior director for government affairs and policy at the communications workers of America,

CWA. Folks, no, the CWA, you represent the telecommunications workers at the telecommunications

companies. Also, the newspaper guild, right? Correct, we've got a bunch of really great members.

As you mentioned, the telecommunications sector, folks work at AT&T Verizon,

CenturyLink Quest, as well as the news guild. We also represent NABIT, which is broadcast

technicians. The Association of Flight Attendants is part of CWA, and we also have a lot of

healthcare workers and public sector workers in New Jersey, New York, and other states around the

country. The House recently passed the Pro Act, which is the Protecting the Right to Organize

Act. Tell us a little bit about what this would do. Well, this bill would actually help

level the playing field for workers in the economy. It would help reverse the 60-year long

effort by corporations in this country to basically chip away at our labor laws to the point where

workers today have literally no rights on the job. Corporations have sort of unfettered ability

to prevent workers from organizing. The most important thing about the Pro Act is it would allow

workers to without fear of intimidation or retaliation to talk amongst themselves, talk about

things like working conditions, health and safety concerns, wages, and be able to work together

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