politics
‘Unrig the economy for working people’: the California candidate who wrote updated labor laws
Marni von Wilpert helped draft the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, and now wants to work toward implementing it.
TL;DR
- Marni von Wilpert co-authored the Protecting the Right to Organize (Pro) Act, aiming to modernize federal labor laws.
- The legislation, drafted over a decade ago, seeks to strengthen worker protections and allow for monetary penalties for labor violations.
- Von Wilpert is now running for Congress to advocate for the Pro Act's passage, having previously served as an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board.
- She emphasizes her labor background in her campaign against opponent Jim Desmond, who she claims has opposed pro-labor policies.
- The Pro Act has passed the House but remains stalled in the Senate.