Pass the Faster Labor Contracts Act

Winning a union vote means little if the employer can stall a first contract for more than a year.

A letter to your members of Congress. Facts checked September 23, 2026.

The explainer behind this letter Union Busting How companies fight workers who try to organize

The Letter

Subject Pass the Faster Labor Contracts Act in the Senate

When workers vote to form a union, they should get a contract in a reasonable time, not wait years while the company runs out the clock. Right now it takes an average of 465 days to sign a first contract after a union wins, and many workplaces never get one. In that time the organizers quit or get pushed out, and the vote they won stops meaning anything.

The Faster Labor Contracts Act fixes that one problem. It requires bargaining to start within 10 days of a union's request. If there is still no deal after 90 days, a mediator steps in, and if that fails, an arbitrator settles the first contract.

This is not a partisan idea. The House passed it on June 9, 2026, by 230 to 193, with 20 Republicans voting yes, and senators from both parties support it. Employers spend about $1.7 billion a year fighting unions. Delay is their cheapest tool, and this bill takes it away.

Please vote to pass the Faster Labor Contracts Act, H.R. 5408, when it reaches the Senate.

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I'm calling to ask the Senator to vote for the Faster Labor Contracts Act, H.R. 5408, which passed the House in June.
It takes an average of 465 days for a new union to get a first contract, and companies use that delay to wear workers down.
The bill starts bargaining within 10 days and brings in a mediator, then an arbitrator, if there is no deal after 90 days.
It passed the House 230 to 193 with Republican votes. Please vote to pass it in the Senate.

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The Facts Behind the Ask

465 days average time to sign a first union contract after a win (source)
230-193 House vote passing H.R. 5408 on June 9, 2026, with 20 Republicans in favor (source)
$1.7 billion spent yearly by U.S. employers on union-avoidance consultants and law firms (source)

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