Economy, Jobs and Trade

Union organizing rules

124 public statements from 2026 candidates · 2 related bills

§1The range of views

Why this matters: These rules affect how easy or hard it is for workers to unionize, which can change wages, benefits and how businesses operate.

Drafted by AI, then checked for neutral wording in a separate AI review. It describes the question and the main positions, not any candidate's view. Facts link to their sources.

The federal rules for how private-sector workers form a union, including how union elections work and the penalties for breaking the rules.

  1. Make it easier to form a union (for example, the PRO Act)
  2. Keep current rules
  3. Add requirements such as a secret-ballot election before every union is recognized

These options describe policies, not people. The order is not a ranking.

§2What candidates have said

Why this matters: Statements candidates made publicly, summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Candidates who haven't spoken publicly on this issue aren't listed.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Make it easier to form a union (for example, the PRO Act) (65)

  • Bill Hill AK-AL
    His campaign website says he would support policies such as the PRO Act, which it says protects the rights of workers.1
  • Amanda N. Pusczek AL-4
    Her campaign website says she would work to pass the full PRO Act, including union recognition through signed cards and financial penalties for corporate union-busting, and would ban mandatory anti-union meetings at work.2
  • Mai Vang CA-7
    Her campaign website says she will push to pass the PRO Act and fully fund the National Labor Relations Board.3
  • Connie Chan CA-11
    Her campaign website says she would make it easier for workers to form and join unions without employer interference and cosponsor the PRO Act.4
  • Scott Wiener CA-11
    His campaign website says he would pass the PRO Act, including card-check and vote-by-mail union elections, and ban mandatory anti-union meetings at work.5
  • Ro Khanna CA-17
    His campaign website says he cosponsors and supports the PRO Act to protect workers' right to unionize and bargain collectively.6,7
  • Angélica María Dueñas CA-29
    Her campaign website says workers should be free to organize without intimidation, retaliation or legal obstacles, and calls for protecting the right to unionize and to bargain collectively.8,9
  • Jimmy Gomez CA-34
    His campaign website says he is an original cosponsor of the PRO Act to protect and expand workers' right to organize.10,11
  • Robert Garcia CA-42
    His campaign website says he will fight to make it easier to join and form a union and is working to pass the PRO Act.12
  • Marni von Wilpert CA-48
    Her campaign website says she helped write the PRO Act as a congressional committee counsel and would pass it in Congress to strengthen workers' rights to organize and bargain.13,14
  • John Hickenlooper CO Senate
    His campaign website says he cosponsors the PRO Act to strengthen workers' rights to organize and bargain.15
  • Melat Kiros CO-1
    Her platform supports passing the PRO Act to make it easier for workers to organize, form unions and bargain collectively.16
  • Jahana Hayes CT-5
    Her campaign website says she supports the Protecting the Right to Organize Act and workers' right to bargain collectively.17
  • Sarah McBride DE-AL
    Her campaign website says she was an original cosponsor of the PRO Act.18
  • Angie Nixon FL Senate special
    Her campaign website says she supports passing the PRO Act to make it easier to form a union.19
  • Mike Sell FL-4
    His campaign's platform supports the PRO Act, which it says would make it easier to form unions and harder for employers to break them.20,21
  • Bale Dalton FL-7
    His campaign website says he supports passing the PRO Act so labor unions can advocate for workers.22
  • Kimberly Overman FL-12
    Her campaign platform says she supports the PRO Act and workers' right to organize and bargain collectively.23
  • Caitlyn Gegen GA-9
    Her campaign website says she is committed to fighting for the PRO Act.24
  • Josh Turek IA Senate
    His campaign website says he would pass the PRO Act to strengthen unions and protect collective bargaining.25
  • Dave Bushaw IA-2
    His platform page says he will fight for penalties on employers that violate workers' rights and for amending the National Labor Relations Act to give farm workers and other excluded workers federal protections to unionize.26
  • Sarah Trone Garriott IA-3
    Her campaign website says she will support passage of the PRO Act to strengthen and enforce the right to organize and bargain collectively.27
  • Dave Dawson IA-4
    His campaign website says he will fight to pass the PRO Act, which it says would strengthen the right of every American worker to form a union and bargain collectively.28
  • Delia Ramirez IL-3
    Her campaign website says she co-sponsored the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to create federal protections that allow workers to form new unions.29
  • Patty Garcia IL-4
    Her campaign website lists passing the PRO Act among her top priorities.30
  • Mike Quigley IL-5
    His campaign website says he cosponsored the Employee Free Choice Act, believes in the right to organize, and strongly opposed legislation that would undermine efforts to streamline the unionization process.31
  • Sean Casten IL-6
    His campaign website lists cosponsoring the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to enhance workers' right to organize.32
  • Daniel Biss IL-9
    His campaign website says he will pass the PRO Act, which it says would make it easier for workers to form unions, ban employer interference and hold lawbreaking companies accountable with real penalties, and that he supports banning captive audience meetings.33
  • Nikki Budzinski IL-13
    Her campaign website says she is focused on passing the PRO Act to protect workers' rights.34
  • Eric Sorensen IL-17
    His campaign website lists helping introduce the PRO Act to push back against anti-worker laws and protect workers' right to organize among his legislative wins.35
  • Juliana Stratton IL Senate
    Her campaign's opportunity blueprint says she would pass the PRO Act to strengthen unions.36
  • Frank J. Mrvan IN-1
    His campaign website says he is proud to support the Protecting the Right to Organize Act so that all workers have the right and ability to form a union.37
  • Drew Cox IN-4
    His campaign website says he will vote for the Workplace Democracy Act, which it says makes it easier to join and create unions.38
  • Brad A. Meyer IN-9
    His campaign website says he would pass the PRO Act to protect the right to organize and restore workers' bargaining power.39
  • Adam Hamilton KS Senate
    His campaign website says he would strengthen workers' right to organize, starting with the Faster Labor Contracts Act, which it says would require employers to begin bargaining within 10 days after workers vote to form a union.40
  • Morgan McGarvey KY-3
    His campaign website says he will be a cosponsor and staunch supporter of the PRO Act to protect the right to form a union and bargain collectively.41
  • Mikel Wein KY-5
    His campaign website says workers need stronger laws protecting their rights and a renewed ability to form unions, lists re-funding the National Labor Relations Board among actions needed immediately, and says strong unions and organizing make lives better.42,43
  • Zach Dembo KY-6
    His campaign website says he will fully support the PRO Act and defend the right to collectively bargain and unionize.44
  • Jay J Bowman KY-6
    His campaign website says it supports policies that protect and strengthen workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively.45
  • Pete Lynch KY-6
    His campaign website says he supports strengthening workers' bargaining power by repealing the Taft-Hartley Act outright or passing the PRO Act to amend it.46
  • Lauren Jewett LA-1
    Her campaign website says she will strengthen the right to organize and collectively bargain, including by supporting the PRO Act.47
  • Dan Koh MA-6
    His campaign website says that if elected he would be a champion of the PRO Act.48
  • Adrian Boafo MD-5
    His campaign website says he would pass the PRO Act to defend the right to organize, expand collective bargaining protections and crack down on wage theft and worker misclassification.49
  • Troy D. Jackson ME Senate
    His campaign website says he would support the PRO Act to make it easier for workers to form unions and bargain collectively.50
  • Matthew G. Dunlap ME-2
    His campaign website says he is pro-labor and would fight for workers' rights through legislation like the PRO Act, including the right to organize.51
  • Callie Barr MI-1
    Her campaign website says she supports unions and wants Congress to pass the PRO Act. Its priorities page says unions protect workers and should be strengthened rather than dismantled.52,53,54
  • Debbie Dingell MI-6
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the PRO Act to protect workers' right to join a union.55
  • William Lawrence MI-7
    His campaign website says he supports the PRO Act, which it says would make forming a union easier by holding companies responsible when they break labor law.56
  • Jeremy Moss MI-11
    His campaign website says he will back the PRO Act and work so that every worker is free to organize.57
  • Peggy Flanagan MN Senate
    Her campaign website says she supports passing the PRO Act to strengthen workers' right to organize a union.58
  • Ilhan Omar MN-5
    It says she wants the PRO Act passed to let all workers bargain collectively, and wants the right to strike strengthened.59
  • Erik Osberg MN-7
    His Workers' Rights and Union Protections priority says he wants to protect workers' right to organize, stop employer intimidation and retaliation during union drives, strengthen penalties for labor law violations and help newly organized workers secure a first contract.60
  • Bethany E Mann MO-3
    Her campaign website says workers have a basic right to bargain collectively and to form or join a union, and that she supports the PRO Act and giving the National Labor Relations Board more enforcement power.61,62
  • Chris Reichard MO-8
    His campaign website says he would push for the PRO Act as a way to safeguard workers’ ability to organize and to strengthen unions, and his Issues page says he would back pro-labor bills such as the PRO Act to strengthen worker rights against employers and ban union-busting tactics.63,64
  • Alani Bankhead MT Senate
    Her campaign website says she would pass the PRO Act and protect workers' right to organize and bargain.65
  • Sam Forstag MT-1
    His campaign website says he would pass the PRO Act, which it says would make sure workers everywhere can organize and join a union, and would counter corporate efforts to block unions.66
  • Chris Pappas NH Senate
    His campaign website says he helped introduce the PRO Act and fought for its passage in the House.67
  • Ryan Michael Kelly NJ-3
    His campaign website says he supports stronger federal protections for workers organizing unions, along with policies modeled on the PRO Act.68
  • Rob Menendez NJ-8
    Its organized labor page says he is an original cosponsor of the PRO Act in the 118th Congress, says he believes workers have a right to unionize, and lists passing the PRO Act among his goals.69
  • Analilia Mejia NJ-11
    Her campaign issues page says she would pass the PRO Act, which she says would make forming a union easier, and set penalties for union-busting.70
  • Adam Hamawy NJ-12
    His campaign website says he supports the PRO Act, which it says would make it easier for workers to organize and harder for employers to undermine unions.71
  • Andres Jinete NJ-12
    His campaign website calls for mandatory union recognition once 50% of authorization cards have been signed, and for higher National Labor Relations Board fines and penalties for labor violations.72
  • Gabriel Vasquez NM-2
    His campaign website says he supports the right of workers to form and join unions and the PRO Act, and describes himself as a strong supporter of that bill.73,74
  • Chris Henry OR Senate
    His platform supports card-check union recognition, penalties for union busting, first-contract procedures and repealing provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act.75
  • James Talarico TX Senate
    His campaign website says he supports passing the PRO Act.76

Statements that don't match one option (59)

  • Clyde Jones AL-1
    His campaign website says that in Congress he would protect workers' right to unionize.77
  • Andrew Sneed AL-5
    His campaign website says he would fight for workers' right to collective bargaining and protect organized labor.78
  • Maurice Mercer AL-6
    His campaign website says workers should have the right to organize and bargain collectively for fair wages, safe working conditions and good benefits.79
  • Jeff Wadlin AR Senate
    His campaign website says workers should be free to organize and bargain collectively without retaliation.80
  • Hallie Shoffner AR Senate
    Her campaign website says she would protect workers' right to organize and bargain collectively and supports strengthening labor protections.81
  • Eric Jones CA-4
    His campaign website says he supports union labor and every worker's right to organize.82
  • Mark DeSaulnier CA-10
    His campaign website says he is working to protect the right to organize, safe workplaces and wages that keep up with the cost of living, and to give workers a voice as AI changes their industries.83
  • Lateefah Simon CA-12
    Her campaign website says she would enact comprehensive labor law reforms to ensure collective bargaining for all workers.84
  • Manny Rutinel CO-8
    His campaign website says he supports unions and workers taking collective action for fair wages.85
  • Rosa L. DeLauro CT-3
    Her campaign website says she strongly supports unions and every worker's right to organize and bargain for better wages and benefits.86
  • Amanda Marie Green FL-2
    Her campaign website says she supports workers' right to organize and stands with union members.87
  • Eric Yonce FL-6
    His campaign website says he would protect organizing rights and strengthen unions.88
  • Mark Davis FL-16
    His policy platform says to protect the right to organize and collectively bargain.89
  • Deva Simmons FL-18
    Her campaign website lists protecting workers' rights to organize among her economic priorities.90
  • Kedner Maxime FL-20
    His campaign website lists protecting the right to organize, and to negotiate for fair pay and safe workplaces, among his jobs priorities.91
  • Nicole Locklin FL-26
    Her campaign website says she will fight for stronger unions and protections against wage theft.92
  • Amanda Hollowell GA-1
    Her campaign website says she supports protecting the right to organize, and her 10 Point Affordability Agenda calls for protecting union rights and collective bargaining.93,94
  • Ceretta Smith GA-12
    Her campaign website says she would protect workers’ freedom to organize.95
  • Jasmine Clark GA-13
    Her campaign website’s agenda lists protecting unions among her priorities.96
  • Jill N. Tokuda HI-2
    Her campaign website says she will fight for higher wages and for workers' rights to organize and collectively bargain.97
  • Kaylee Peterson ID-1
    Her campaign website says she is a labor-first, union-first candidate and will aggressively penalize union-busting activities.98
  • La Shawn K. Ford IL-7
    His campaign website says he will protect the right to organize without retaliation and close loopholes that allow worker misclassification.99
  • Melissa L. Bean IL-8
    Her campaign website says she will protect the right to organize and collectively bargain and strengthen workplace safety and labor enforcement.100
  • Julie Fortier IL-12
    Her campaign website says every worker deserves dignity, respect and the freedom to organize without fear.101
  • Jennifer Todd IL-15
    Her campaign website says she will protect the right of workers to organize and join unions freely and without intimidation or retaliation.102
  • Paul Nolley IL-16
    His campaign website says he will fight for pro-worker legislation that makes it easier to collectively bargain and raise wages and benefits.103
  • J.D. Ford IN-5
    His campaign platform says he would fight for fair wages, safe working conditions and the right to organize without interference.104
  • Mary Allen IN-8
    Her campaign website says she will protect people's right to join a union for better pay and working conditions.105
  • Megan Wingfield KY-2
    Her campaign website says she supports protecting union organizing efforts.106
  • Conrad Cable LA-4
    His campaign website says he will protect union rights and the right to unionize and strengthen worker protections.107
  • Richard E. Neal MA-1
    His campaign website says he will always fight for the right to organize.108
  • Katherine M. Clark MA-5
    Her campaign website says every worker should have the right to join a union and lists helping pass House legislation to protect collective bargaining rights among her accomplishments.109
  • Dan Schwartz MD-1
    His campaign website says he would support legislation that protects people's rights to unionize.110
  • April McClain Delaney MD-6
    Her campaign website describes her as a strong supporter of the labor movement and a pro-worker, pro-labor Democrat.111
  • Moshe Y. Landman MD-6
    His campaign website says every working American should have representation to protect their rights and quality of work life, and that labor unions and other employee groups can provide it.112
  • Ben Ambrose MI-2
    His campaign website lists strengthening workers' rights and collective bargaining among his priorities for making life more affordable.113
  • Charlotte Magoon MI-2
    Her campaign website says workers have a right to form unions, bargain as a group and strike without retaliation.114
  • Christian Vukasovich MI-5
    His campaign website says he supports protecting the right to organize and collectively bargain.115
  • Ray Pooley MI-9
    His campaign website says he would protect workers' right to organize and join unions so that new manufacturing jobs pay a living wage.116
  • Rashida Tlaib MI-12
    Her campaign website lists among her accomplishments securing an amendment to the PRO Act, which passed the House, to ensure that people get timely notice of union elections.117,118
  • Donavan McKinney MI-13
    His campaign website says he backs the right of every worker to form a union and to be paid a living wage.119
  • Matt Little MN-2
    His campaign website says he supports unions, calling organizing and bargaining together the best way for working people to win higher pay and better benefits.120
  • DeVelle L. Jackson MN-5
    It says he supports tougher federal labor protections and firm penalties for union-busting and for wage theft.121
  • Tom Schmitz MO-1
    His campaign website says unions have the right to organize, bargain collectively and strike, and should be free to form without government interference.122
  • Fred Wellman MO-2
    His campaign website says he supports protecting workers' rights to form and join unions and strengthening laws against illegal union-busting.123
  • Josh Smead MO-6
    His campaign website says he is proudly pro-union and lists supporting the freedom to organize, providing avenues for union voices to be heard and supporting unions' state and federal legal efforts.124
  • Jeffrey Hulum III MS-4
    His campaign website’s FAQ page says he supports workers’ right to organize and bargain collectively.125
  • Seth Bodnar MT Senate
    His campaign website says he supports workers' right to organize and the National Labor Relations Board's ability to protect it.126
  • Brian J Miller MT-2
    His campaign website says he fully supports the right of workers to unionize and wants to do more to support efforts to organize workers, as one way to raise wages.127,128
  • Ashley Bell NC-10
    Her campaign website's FreeAgents page says employers should not be able to make workers give up their right to organize, to sue as a group or to change jobs as a condition of employment.129
  • Becky Kelly Stille NE-3
    Her campaign website says labor unions ensure that workers receive fair pay, safe and humane working conditions and a voice in business decisions, and that the economy does well when labor and business work together.130
  • Macey Budke NE-3
    Her campaign website says workers should be free to organize and bargain collectively if they choose, and that unions have played an important role in apprenticeships, workplace safety and training.131
  • Mark Cohen NE-3
    His campaign website says he wants to strengthen unions and protect collective bargaining rights.132
  • Maggie Goodlander NH-2
    Her campaign website lists the Faster Labor Contracts Act, which passed the House and would help newly unionized workers get a first contract without long employer delays, among the bills it highlights.133
  • Rebecca Bennett NJ-7
    Her economy priorities page lists backing unions and workers' rights so that the right to organize is protected, and strengthening fair wage and labor laws.134
  • Aristotle Eliopoulos NJ-8
    Under jobs and economic growth, it lists supporting union workers and collective bargaining.135
  • Teresa Leger Fernandez NM-3
    Her campaign website says she supports protecting workers’ right to bargain collectively.136
  • Dean Roy VT Governor
    His campaign website says he supports workers' right to unionize and democracy in the workplace.137
  • Rachel Fetty Anderson WV Senate
    Her campaign website says the right to form unions for better pay and working conditions must not be interfered with.138

§3Related bills

Why this matters: Bills from 2023–2026 that bear on this issue, with how Congress handled them.