Oregon Dem Reverses Course on Big Labor Bill After Union Pressure Campaign Kurt Schrader says PRO Act would harm small businesses, still plans to support it Rep. Kurt Schrader (D., Ore.) / Getty Images Collin Anderson • March 9, 2021 3:59 pm SHARE A pressure campaign from left-wing labor activists is paying dividends: Oregon Democrat Kurt Schrader, who conceded that a labor-backed bill would hurt small businesses, nonetheless announced his support for the measure. Schrader revealed Tuesday that he will vote in favor of the PRO Act—a drastic labor reform bill—despite his concession that the proposal "would negatively impact many small businesses and their employees in Oregon." The Democrat voiced concerns about the proposal's call to resurrect the "joint employer standard," an Obama-era regulation that holds parent companies responsible for labor violations committed by franchisees or contractors. For Schrader, the provision would "threaten to undo the existing franchise model" and "allow secondary boycotts of business which have no relation or connection to an ongoing labor dispute."