A task force established last year by President Biden to promote workers’ rights has issued a report with nearly 70 recommendations on what the federal government can do to promote unionization and workers’ rights in both the public and private sector.
The Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris, looked at available tools and determined how to remove barriers to worker organizing and collective bargaining. To come up with the recommendations, it consulted with stakeholders, including unions, agencies, and businesses.
AFGE submitted dozens of recommendations and many were included.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is taking the lead on many of the recommendations.
“OPM is pleased to be leading the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to promote worker empowerment within the federal workforce,” said OPM Director Kiran Ahuja. “As the nation’s largest employer, the federal government can and should lead by example in encouraging worker organizing and collective bargaining.”
OPM is working with agencies to implement many of the task force’s recommendations to empower workers and remove obstacles to organizing.
It’s also planning to implement these 11 initiatives to achieve the goal:
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