Rep. Neguse Cosponsors the PRO Act, Continues Fight to Protect Workers’ Right to Organize

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02) joined H.R. 20, the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2025, as an original cosponsor. The PRO Act is a comprehensive bill to protect workers’ right to unionize and bargain for better wages, benefits, and working conditions. The bill strengthens federal laws that support working-class Americans by protecting hardworking families, individuals, and the unions that help them secure higher wages, safer working conditions, and bolster a more resilient economy.  

Assistant Leader Neguse, a member of the Congressional Labor Caucus, has been a staunch advocate for workers’ rights throughout his time in Congress. He has also been an original cosponsor of the PRO Act every Congress since he was elected.

Currently in Colorado, workers face difficult barriers to union security, and federal law makes it difficult for workers to organize and secure fair contracts.  As workers across the state seeking to unionize continue to face barriers in doing so, the PRO Act would ameliorate these by holding employers accountable for violating workers’ rights, closing loopholes that allow employers to misclassify their employees as supervisors and independent contractors, and protecting the right to strike, among other reforms.

“I will always champion working families in Colorado, and it is clear that serious reforms are necessary at the state and Federal level to ensure that the rights of workers are protected. That is why I am proud to support the PRO Act, and will continue to push for its passage,” said Assistant Leader Neguse. “If enacted, the PRO Act would be the most significant pro-worker law implemented in decades, advancing critical protections and improving the livelihoods of hardworking Americans across the country and throughout the state of Colorado.”

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