exploring sectoral bargaining
Explore sectoral bargaining as part of a middle-class economic plan.
Occurrences
Evidence
Gallego's campaign economy page said he would fight to lower costs and empower workers, and that in the Senate he would protect and expand workers' right to organize and collectively bargain.
Congress.gov lists Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] as a cosponsor of S.852 on 03/05/2025.
Congress.gov shows S.852 was read twice and referred to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on 03/05/2025, with status Introduced and no later action listed.
The PRO Act text includes provisions on collective bargaining, initial collective-bargaining agreements, mediation, and arbitration; the page text does not contain the term sectoral.
During the lookback window, Gallego sent letters to DOL, FTC, and BLS seeking answers on ghost jobs and possible labor-market harms, including employer leverage over existing employees.
Assessments
Gallego has not delivered a clear sectoral-bargaining plan or enacted sectoral bargaining. In the same Senate term, he cosponsored the PRO Act, which materially advances collective-bargaining rights but does not explicitly establish or explore sectoral bargaining and remains pending. Worker-focused oversight on ghost jobs is also related but not direct delivery of the promised sectoral-bargaining exploration.