(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – National AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler is commending those House Members who have added their names to a discharge petition that will now force a vote on legislation to restore the Collective Bargaining Rights of hundreds of thousands of Federal Workers targeted by Republican President Donald Trump.

Shuler said: “The Labor Movement fought back against the largest act of Union-Busting in American History by doing what we do best: organizing. Working People built a bipartisan coalition to restore Union Rights to Federal Workers in the face of unprecedented attacks on our freedoms. We commend every Democrat and Republican who signed the discharge petition to bring the Protect America’s Workforce Act to a vote, but the fight isn’t over. (House) Speaker (Mike) Johnson has run out of excuses to delay a vote on this legislation to restore Federal Workers’ Rights. It’s time to bring the Protect America’s Workforce Act to a vote and restore Federal Workers’ right to collectively bargain and have a voice on the job.”

On Monday (November 17th), two New York House Republicans added their names to the discharge petition: Congressmen Nick LaLota and Mike Lawler.

U.S. Representatives Jared Golden (Democrat-Maine) and Brian Fitzpatrick (Republican-Pennsylvania) responded to Trump’s legally contentious Executive Order by introducing the Protect America’s Workforce Act in April.

They began collecting petition signatures in June and at least 218 Members had to sign it to override House Speaker Mike Johnson (Republican-Louisiana) and force a vote on the Bill.

It was previously signed by the sponsors, House Democrats, and Republican Representatives Rob Bresnahan of Pennsylvania and Don Bacon of Nebraska.

Their move came on the heels of an end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. History, which left some Federal Workers furloughed and others working without pay.

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