Outdated labor laws have hampered our fundamental right to join together and negotiate for better wages, benefits and working conditions. That's why we need the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which will empower America's workers and strengthen our democracy.
With at least 11 school employee deaths from Covid so far in Kentucky, the deaths of 3 children, and growing numbers of cases of infected children daily, we are cautiously optimistic that the House version of the mirror education bills does not currently contain an amendment like the version in the Senate, filed by Sen. Matt Castlen, R-Owensboro, effectively banning local districts from the ability to require masks.
We are hopeful that legislators will continue to fine tune the bill with the safety of all children and school employees in mind.
Liz Shuler, the first woman president of AFL-CIO, joins Joe Madison to discuss the state of labor in 2021 and how workers are persevering through the COVID-19 crisis in the United States.
