Labor
Like many immigrant children in Chicago, I learned at a young age that unions are a powerful tool to help women, Latino and Black workers fight discrimination. Both my parents were proud Teamsters and I was still a teenager when I joined the Retail Workers Union before becoming a Teamster and a member of the United Legal Workers Union.
I am a strong supporter of workers' rights and labor protections. I cosponsored the PRO Act, a bill to protect the basic right to form a union by ensuring workers are free to organize without employer interference.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement after voting NO on the House Republican budget resolution:
“A budget is a statement of our nation’s values, and once again, Republicans have made their values clear: protect billionaires at all costs while punishing working and middle-class people.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — El Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) emitió la siguiente declaración después de votar en contra de la resolución presupuestaria Republicana de la Cámara de Representantes:
“Un presupuesto es una declaración de los valores de nuestra nación y, una vez más, los republicanos han dejado en claro sus valores: proteger a los multimillonarios a toda costa mientras se castiga a la gente trabajadora y de clase media.
Join Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García for a Virtual Town Hall where the Congressman will provide a congressional update and discuss the recent executive orders by the Trump administration.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
from 6:00 to 7:00 pm CST (7:00 to 8:00 pm EST)
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On Monday, Congressional Labor Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Caucus members Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL) led 133 Members of Congress in Congress in calling on Amazon to respect its employees’ rights and requesting information from the company about its anti-union activities.
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CHICAGO - Letter carriers and their supporters rallied to demand improved safety measures during a statewide day of action.
Eight organizations joined forces to prioritize the protection of postal workers, who have faced increasing dangers on the job.
Union leaders report that over the past two years, more than 140 letter carriers have been attacked in Chicago alone.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives honoring the work of Univision anchor Jorge Ramos:
WASHINGTON– On Tuesday, U.S. Representative Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), U.S Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) led ten of their Illinois colleagues in writing to Amazon demanding the company refrain from union-busting as delivery drivers in Skokie, Illinois seek to unionize.
WASHINGTON, DC — Last night, Representative Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, led a letter joined by 121 Members of Congress urging House Democratic leadership to reject any changes to the pilot retirement age in a final version of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today Representative Jesús “Chuy” Garcia (IL-04) was joined by representatives from American families of mixed citizenship status and labor, business, and community leaders to unveil a letter, co-led by Reps. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Lou Correa (CA-46), urging the Biden administration to expand access to work permits for all, including long term-immigrants.