Reply #4: Indeed, this bill isn't just some corporate sop.

[MilesColtrane]

There's a reason John Conyers co-sponsored it and a reason the Teamsters, the AFL-CIO, and all of the following unions support this bill.

Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)

American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)

American Federation of Musicians (AFM)

American Federation of School Administrators (AFSA)

American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)

American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)

Federation of Professional Athletes (FPA)

International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts (IATSE)

International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)

International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE)

International Plate Printers, Die Stampers and Engravers Union of North America

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT)

Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU)

Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU)

Screen Actors Guild (SAG)

Seafarers International Union of North America (SIU)

United Steelworkers (USW)

Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA)

Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE)