ELCA Action Alert: Tell Congress to Protect Workers
A bipartisan effort in Congress could overturn an unprecedented executive order which stripped away collective bargaining rights from hundreds of thousands of Americans. Take action.
Posted 7/23/25. A considerable bipartisan cohort of Congress introduced the Protect America’s Workforce Act (H.R. 2550). The bill would reverse provisions of a Mar. 27 executive order that eliminated the right to organize for hundreds of thousands of federal workers in more than 30 agencies.
On Mar. 27, President Trump signed “Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs” which stripped away the collective bargaining rights of 67% of federal workers, citing issues of national security. Lutheran social teaching affirms that public service is a worthy calling, and that all who are in government service should be treated equitably and with respect. The intervening policy of the bipartisan Protect America’s Workforce Act is needed to prevent the executive order from standing and stripping away the rights of these workers in the United States. Implications for unions in other sectors loom. In employment negotiations, "Because employees often are vulnerable and lack power in such negotiations, they may need to organize in their quest for human dignity and justice. When this occurs, accurate information and fair tactics are expected of all parties involved," states the ELCA social statement Sufficient, Sustainable Livelihood for All.
“Because employees often are vulnerable and lack power in such negotiations, they may need to organize in their quest for human dignity and justice. When this occurs, accurate information and fair tactics are expected of all parties involved.”
Urge your elected officials to support the Protect America’s Workforce Act which would reinstate the collective bargaining agreements of those impacted by the executive order and support the vocation, gifts and welfare of workers. Customize the message with your stories, experiences and convictions to strengthen your message’s effectiveness.
You can make a difference! Customize this message to your members of Congress — who are the federal workers in your life?
Read the Action Alert in the ELCA Advocacy Action Center.
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Arizona Congressional Delegation
Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) (202) 224-2325, Email https://www.kelly.senate.gov/
Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) (202) 224-4521, Email https://www.gallego.senate.gov/
Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ01) (202) 225-2190 or (202) 225-0096, Email https://schweikert.house.gov/contact-form
Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ02) (202) 225-3361, Email https://crane.house.gov/contact
Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D_AZ03) (202) 225-4065, Email https://ansari.house.gov/
Rep. Greg Stanton (D -AZ04) (202) 225-9888, Email https://stanton.house.gov/contact
Rep. Andy Biggs (R- AZ05) (202) 225-2635, Email https://biggs.house.gov/contact/email
Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ06) (202) 225-2542, Email https://ciscomani.house.gov/contact/offices
AZ07 Open (formerly Representative Raul M. Grijalva)
Rep. Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ 08) (202) 225-4576, Email https://hamadeh.house.gov/
Rep. Paul A. Gosar (R -AZ09) (202) 225-2315, Email https://gosar.house.gov/contact/
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