Republicans and Democrats are jointly backing the Faster Labor Contracts Act to curb employer delay tactics that leave newly unionized workers without contracts for years. Sponsors span both chambers, indicating a practical break from years of symbolic labor posturing.
— A cross‑party push to change bargaining rules could reset U.S. labor politics and rebalance employer–worker leverage in contract formation.
Named Senate sponsors (Hawley, Booker, Moreno, Peters, Merkley) and House backers (Norcross, Stauber, 11 GOP cosponsors) with the claim it’s the first bipartisan, bicameral labor reform in recent memory.