| New reporting is highlighting Republican Congressman Ryan Mackenzie’s glaring hypocrisy when it comes to supporting labor.
The Keystone reports that Mackenzie “refused” to back bipartisan legislation that would restore collective bargaining rights “for close to 1 million workers.”
Worse yet, “while legislators were collecting signatures for the petition, Mackenzie was posting on social media about his support for workers.”
Read key details on Mackenzie’s hypocrisy yourself:
- Even though the bill and discharge petition received bipartisan support, US House Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh) was one of the Republicans who opted not to sign the discharge petition.
- While legislators were collecting signatures for the petition, Mackenzie was posting on social media about his support for workers.
- When Mackenzie served in the Pennsylvania House, he voted for the dubiously named “Paycheck Protection” bill in 2017, which would have undermined collective bargaining rights for public employees throughout the commonwealth.
- At the time, labor leaders and other opponents feared that this would open the door to Pennsylvania becoming a “Right to Work” state. These laws undermine a union’s ability to collect dues from members and allows employees to opt out of paying their dues even though they reap the benefits of a union contract.
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