Support labor rights, including the right to collectively bargain and form a union.

Paul Tonko · New York · Democratic

policy impact 0.76 specificity 0.81 extraction confidence 97%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

That's why Paul is committed to labor rights including the right to collectively bargain and form a union.

Commits to backing worker organizing and collective bargaining rights.

Issues
campaign · campaign_site · model gpt-5.4-mini

Evidence

unverified · Source version 10128 · locator unknown

"Paul is committed to labor rights including the right to collectively bargain and form a union."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Tonko’s campaign materials explicitly promised support for labor rights, including collective bargaining and union formation.

partial same_term

Issues
campaign · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 96%

unverified · Source version 10194 · locator unknown

Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] is listed as an original cosponsor of H.R. 842, the PRO Act, under the Labor and Employment subject area.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Tonko took a concrete legislative step to support collective bargaining and union organizing by cosponsoring the PRO Act.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 842 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 | Congress.gov
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 98%

unverified · Source version 57740 · locator unknown

On passage of H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act, the vote was passed and Tonko is listed as voting Aye.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Tonko voted for House passage of the PRO Act, a direct labor-rights measure covering organizing and collective bargaining.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 99%

unverified · Source version 10196 · locator unknown

Tonko said he looked forward to continuing the push to empower workers to unionize and have dignity at work, and the release notes he is a vocal supporter of unions.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): His official House release reaffirmed ongoing support for workers’ right to unionize and bargain collectively.

partial same_term

Tonko Announces State of the Union Guest | U.S. Representative Paul Tonko
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 93%

unverified · Source version 10197 · locator unknown

Tonko led a bipartisan letter calling on EPA to negotiate in good faith with union representatives during a labor dispute and raised concerns about unfair labor practices and efforts to undermine union representatives.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Tonko actively defended collective bargaining principles in a specific labor conflict through congressional advocacy.

partial same_term A for effort

Tonko, Kuster, Pallone lead 220+ Members Calling on EPA to Negotiate in Good Faith | U.S. Representative Paul Tonko
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 90%

unverified · Source version 57739 · locator unknown

“Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025” ... “Paul Tonko (NY)”

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo’s official bill record shows Tonko as a cosponsor of the 119th Congress PRO Act, a direct legislative action supporting union organizing and collective-bargaining rights.

delivered same_term A for effort

H.R. 20 (IH) - Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025 - BILLS-119hr20ih | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

unverified · Source version 57740 · locator unknown

“Protecting the Right to Organize Act” ... “Tonko | Democratic | NY | Aye”

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official House Clerk roll call records Tonko voting aye on House passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, directly matching support for forming unions and collective bargaining.

delivered same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 99%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

Tonko promised to support labor rights, including collective bargaining and union formation. In federal House context, this is primarily a commitment to legislative and advocacy support rather than a unilateral promise to enact national labor-law reform. During his term he voted for House passage of the PRO Act, served as an original cosponsor of the PRO Act in a later Congress, and led congressional advocacy pressing EPA to negotiate in good faith with union representatives. Those actions directly match the promised support for union formation and collective bargaining, even though broader federal labor-law reform did not become law.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term

The promise was to support labor rights, including collective bargaining and union formation, rather than to single-handedly enact a specific law. The evidence shows Tonko publicly reaffirmed this position, cosponsored the PRO Act, voted for House passage of the PRO Act, and used congressional advocacy to defend union bargaining in a labor dispute. Those actions satisfy a support-based legislative promise during the same term, even though broader federal labor-law changes were not fully enacted.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%