Alexandria, VA – The 60 Plus Association today warned that a union-backed bill moving through Congress would weaken worker control and make it easier for ideological workplace provisions to be imposed through first union contracts. 

A new report from Americans for Limited Government (ALG), “The Faster Labor Contracts Act: Advancing the Union DEI Agenda” [insert link], details how the Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA) would allow unelected government arbitrators to write and impose a first union contract on workers and employers if no agreement is reached within 120 days. 

The report cites real-world union contract language involving restrictions on cooperation with immigration enforcement, gender identity and pronoun requirements, DEI initiatives, affirmative action hiring goals, workplace “micro-aggressions,” and mandatory equity training. ALG warns that the FLCA could allow those kinds of provisions to be pushed through federal arbitration rather than negotiated voluntarily. 

“The Faster Labor Contracts Act would let politically appointed arbitrators in Washington dictate contract terms to workers who never voted for them,” said Saul Anuzis, President of 60 Plus. “That is the opposite of the conservative values millions of Americans voted for in 2024—limited government, worker freedom, and accountability.” 

60 Plus said the proposal raises serious concerns not just for rank-and-file workers, but also for seniors and working-class families already dealing with economic pressure and institutions that are increasingly unresponsive to ordinary Americans. 

“When Washington gains more power to impose workplace terms from above, ordinary Americans pay the price,” Anuzis continued. “That means more bureaucracy, more coercion, and more economic pressure on workers, families, and seniors living on fixed incomes.” 

The group said Congress should reject the FLCA and stand with workers who want transparency, accountability, and the freedom to reject contracts imposed from above. 

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