{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-votes-end-trump-union-busting-spree-restore-collective", "Larson Votes to End Trump Union-Busting Spree, Restore Collective Bargaining Rights for Federal Workers", "2025-12-11", "2025", "2025-12", "Democrat", "House", "CT", "John B. Larson", "L000557", "larson.house.gov", "larson", "https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted for the Protect America\u2019s Workforce Act, legislation he cosponsored and moved to force a vote on in the House, to reverse President Trump\u2019s illegal executive order ending collective bargaining rights for federal workers. The President\u2019s executive order was the most significant union-busting action in American history.\n\n\u201cEvery worker should have the right to organize and collectively bargain for better pay and benefits,\u201d said Larson. \u201cThe Union-Buster-in-Chief, Donald Trump, committed the single largest anti-labor action in our nation\u2019s history when he illegally ordered an end to collective bargaining agreements across the federal government. He even moved to cancel approved maternity leave for new and expecting parents at the VA. I was proud to stand with our civil servants at home and my colleagues in Congress to fight back, forging a bipartisan coalition and forcing Republican leaders\u2019 hands to end his union-busting spree. The Senate must act swiftly to protect our workers and pass this bill. I will continue to fight tooth and nail to end Donald Trump\u2019s attacks on our workforce. Labor has stood up to billionaire bosses like him for more than a century. We aren\u2019t stopping now.\u201d\n\nIn August, Rep. Larson stood with workers at the Newington VA to call out the Trump Administration\u2019s illegal termination of collective bargaining agreements, the cancellation of approved maternity leave for expecting parents, and \u2018DOGE\u2019 mass firings. Rep. Larson sent a letter to VA Secretary Doug Collins condemning his union-busting and calling for a report on the impact these cuts are having on care at the Newington VA. The independent Inspector General then came out with a report detailing severe staff shortages at every VA facility nationwide.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://larson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/larson-votes-end-trump-union-busting-spree-restore-collective"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.40970922075212, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}