Bresnahan Secures Vote on Restoring Union Rights for Federal Workers

WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced that Discharge Petition 6 reached the necessary signatures need to advance to a floor vote on H.R. 2550, the Protect America’s Workforce Act. This legislation, cosponsored by Rep. Bresnahan, would restore collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal workers. 

Rep. Bresnahan signed on to the discharge petition on September 2, 2025. 

“From the workers at USP Canaan, the most dangerous federal prison on the East Coast, to those at the Wilkes-Barre Social Security Office who answer all the calls from across the nation, to those at Tobyhanna Army Depot, our VA facilities, IRS centers, and all in between, our district is home to 10,000 federal workers who serve our communities every single day,” said Rep. Bresnahan. “I support the right to collectively bargain and proudly stand with union members. It’s a cornerstone of fair labor and a strong middle class. Union rights are workers’ rights, and I’ll always fight for the hardworking men and women of Northeastern Pennsylvania.”

“We are thankful for Congressman Bresnahan leading on restoring collective bargaining rights for federal workers in Pennsylvania and the entire country,” said AFGE District 3 NVP Philip Glover. “We appreciate him working in a bipartisan way on this difficult issue.” 

The Protect America’s Workforce Act would reverse an executive order that stripped collective bargaining protections from union workers across several federal agencies, including the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Bureau of Prisons, the Social Security Administration, and more. The order affected roughly 67% of the federal workforce, many of whom are veterans or career public servants in non–national security roles.