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(5,137 posts) Mon Nov 17, 2025, 10:22 AM Yesterday

Jeffries stalls effort to restore federal workers' bargaining rights

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Source: Politico

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ staff on Wednesday night blocked an effort to sidestep Speaker Mike Johnson and force a vote on a bipartisan bill that would restore collective bargaining rights for thousands of federal workers, according to four people granted anonymity to describe the sensitive matter.

House leadership has stalled on scheduling a vote for the “Protect America’s Workforce Act” since it was introduced in April. Lawmakers have introduced a discharge petition that would allow the bill to immediately get a floor vote if 218 people sign on.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/13/hakeem-jeffries-federal-workers-union-rights-bill-00650491

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Jeffries stalls effort to restore federal workers' bargaining rights (Original Post) ForgoTheConsequence Yesterday OP

From the article, here's the long game. markodochartaigh Yesterday #1

Allowing him to claim credit as a pro union Republican. BOSSHOG Yesterday #6

I'm slow, I don't understand. gab13by13 Yesterday #2

I don't get it either. Autumn Yesterday #4

I think there must be more to this. Asshole republican Lawler is doing what they have always done Autumn Yesterday #3

So we blocked a bill that we would ordinarily support to keep a GOPer from being 218. I'm sorry, but that's some BS Silent Type Yesterday #5

When you put it like that it sounds kind of petty. Autumn Yesterday #7

Locking. Lasher 23 hrs ago #8

markodochartaigh

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1. From the article, here's the long game.

Reply to ForgoTheConsequence (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 10:32 AM

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Two of the people, who were granted anonymity to share private details, said Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) was poised to sign on if Grijalva did — a move that would have given the petition the numbers needed to advance. But Democrats privately argue that Lawler only wants to attach his name to the effort if he can be the 218th and decisive supporter, allowing him to claim credit as a pro-union Republican.

A spokesperson for Jeffries, Christie Stephenson, said Democrats intend to force a vote on the bill in the coming weeks.

“If Congressman Lawler was as concerned about these working people as he apparently is about his own reelection, he would have signed the discharge petition last night, or any time in the over 160 days since it launched,” Stephenson said. “We also look forward to him signing on as a co-sponsor of the historically bipartisan Protecting the Right to Organize Act given his sincere concern for collective bargaining rights in this country.”