Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) have introduced the Employee Rights Act (ERA) of 2022, long-overdue legislation that would bring labor law into the 21st century by protecting workers from the pressure of Big Labor and the dictates of Big Government bureaucrats. The legislation recognizes that the workplace of the 21st Century–particularly the existence of independent contractors and small business franchisees–bears little resemblance to the workplace landscape of the last century.

Today, FreedomWorks led more than two dozen policy and advocacy organizations in asking members of Congress to reject any increase in the federal minimum wage.

On behalf of FreedomWorks’ activist community, I urge you to contact your representative and ask him or her to cosponsor the Do Your Job Act, H.R. 1902, introduced by Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.). This bill would end the practice of “official time,” which currently allows federal employees to perform outside union business while on the clock -- and on the taxpayers’ dime.

On behalf of FreedomWorks’ activist community, I urge you to contact your representative and urge him or her to cosponsor the Union Accountability Act, H.R. 814. Introduced by Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), the Union Accountability Act would roll back executive orders signed by President Joe Biden that would bolster federal worker unions, which work against taxpayers.

It seems that with each new proposal from 2020 Democratic candidates, innumerable questions arise as to how much each will affect Americans’ autonomy. Unfortunately, with each issue discussed, the Democrats’ desire for the government to take away individuals’ ability to make decisions for themselves and restrict market forces becomes more apparent.