On November 10, 2025, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and other committee Republicans released a legislative package to reform labor laws to strengthen worker freedoms and protect Americans’ rights in the workplace. This comes after Cassidy held two hearings on labor reform this fall.
“Congress has not updated labor laws for nearly 100 years, yet the economy and the way we work have changed. We have a responsibility to bring stability to businesses, unions, and workers to make our nation competitive in a 21st-century economy,” said Dr. Cassidy. “As Chairman of the HELP Committee, I’m committed to finding a path forward and building consensus between businesses, unions, and workers. These bills are an important step as we work together to deliver President Trump’s pro-worker agenda and empower the middle class to achieve the American Dream.”
Of course, Senate Democrats are unlikely to support these measures, though the bills could serve as legislative alternatives for Republicans who might otherwise be persuaded by Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) controversial labor reform package that critics claim provides anti-worker and anti-small business policy giveaways to labor union bosses and lobbyists. Sen. Hawley has proven to be a sympathetic Republican voice for labor unions on key labor issues.
This legislative package consists of bills led by Cassidy and other Republican members of the HELP Committee, including U.S. Senators Jim Banks (R-IN), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Tim Scott (R-SC).
- Cassidy’s Worker Reforming Elections for Speedy and Unimpeded Labor Talks (RESULTS) Act: Expands worker choice by ensuring the integrity of union elections and secret ballot elections, helping workers reach a first contract in a timely manner, and enhancing workers’ opportunity to determine whether a union contract is working for them.
- Cassidy’s NLRB Stability Act: Requires the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to decide worker claims based on the federal court precedent, creating stability in NLRB decisions. This ensures workers, businesses and unions can expect consistent outcomes when they file a claim with the NLRB.
- Cassidy’s Fairness in Filing Act: Limits frivolous NLRB claims that deepen the NLRB’s backlog and delay workers from asserting their rights in the workplace.
- Cassidy’s Union Members Right to Know Act: Strengthens worker voice by letting workers determine how their hard-earned dollars are used. Workers should not be forced to fund political causes that violate their beliefs.
- Banks’ Put American Workers First Act: Protects American workers by making it an unfair labor practice to unionize or hire illegal immigrants.
- Tuberville’s Protection on the Picket Line Act: Defends Americans from harassment and abuse at work by clarifying that the National Labor Relations Act does not nullify federal antidiscrimination law.
- Scott’s Worker Privacy Act: Protects workers’ personal data in the unionizing process and prevents the use of this data for efforts not related to labor organizing.
Click here for an overview of Cassidy’s bills.