Paige Cognetti
Would make it easier to join and start a union, bring manufacturing back including defense work in the region, and pass paid family leave and affordable child care.
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Jobs and unions
In short
Paige Cognetti's campaign would make it easier to join and start a union, bring back manufacturing including defense work, and pass paid family leave and affordable child care. Rob Bresnahan's campaign says as a business owner he knows how to create jobs, and calls collective bargaining the cornerstone of fair labor. Bresnahan cosponsored and voted for House-passed bills on first union contracts and federal workers' union rights; the Senate has passed neither.
Campaign positions
What each campaign says.
Rob Bresnahan Jr
Says that as a business owner he knows how to create jobs and will back policies that get Pennsylvania working. Calls collective bargaining the cornerstone of fair labor.
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Evidence timeline
What the record shows.
official action
Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated direction
He cosponsored the Faster Labor Contracts Act, setting deadlines for first union contracts, and voted for it when the House passed it in 2026; the Senate has not.
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His office says the right to bargain collectively is the cornerstone of fair labor. He was an original cosponsor of H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, introduced September 16, 2025. It sets deadlines for an employer and a new union to start bargaining, then mediation and binding arbitration if they cannot agree on a first contract. On June 9, 2026 he voted for the motion that forced it to the floor and for the bill itself; it passed 230-193 and went to the Senate. Limit: The Senate has not passed it, so it is not law.
official action
Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated record claim
House Clerk records show he signed the discharge petition on September 2, 2025, and he voted for H.R. 2550, which passed the House in December 2025 and has not passed the Senate.
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His office says he broke with his party to restore federal workers' union rights, signing the discharge petition that forced the vote. The Clerk's signature list for discharge petition 119-6 shows his signature on September 2, 2025. He voted for the motion to discharge on December 10, 2025 and for H.R. 2550 on December 11; it passed 231-195 and went to the Senate. He had cosponsored the bill in April 2025. Limit: The bill has not passed the Senate, so the bargaining rights are not restored in law.
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Sources11 source records
- Prioritieshttps://paigeforpa.com/priorities/
Paige For PA · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Platform: reform, family costs, unions, manufacturing, tariffs, data centers.
candidate statement
For: Paige Cognetti: campaign position
- Rob for PAhttps://robforpa.com/
Rob for PA · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign home page, paid for by Rob for PA, the committee's FEC-filed website. Issue statements on border, economy, Social Security and Medicare, public safety, jobs. Links X and Instagram @Rob4PA and Facebook RobforPA.
candidate statement
For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: campaign position
- Bresnahan Breaks Party Line to Defend Union Rightshttps://bresnahan.house.gov/media/press-releases/bresnahan-breaks-party-line-defend-union-rights
Office of Rep. Rob Bresnahan · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Release on the House passage of H.R. 2550 (December 11, 2025). Says he signed the discharge petition on September 2, 2025.
official office record
For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: campaign position; Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated direction; Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated record claim
- H.R. 5408, Faster Labor Contracts Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5408
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: Rep. Donald Norcross. Bresnahan is an original cosponsor (September 16, 2025). Passed the House June 9, 2026, 230-193 (Roll Call 216); received in the Senate June 10.
official legislative record
For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated direction
- H.R. 5408, as engrossed in the Househttps://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr5408eh
U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Section 3: bargaining on a first contract starts within 10 days of a request; either side may ask for mediation after 90 days; after 30 more days a 3-person arbitration panel decides, binding for 2 years.
official legislative record
For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated direction
- Roll Call 212, H.Res. 1140, motion to dischargehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026212
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jun 9, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of June 9, 2026 on discharging H.Res. 1140, the rule for H.R. 5408. Passed 220-199. Bresnahan: Yea.
official legislative record
For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated direction
- Roll Call 216, H.R. 5408, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026216
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jun 9, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of June 9, 2026, passed 230-193. Bresnahan: Yea.
official legislative record
For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated direction
- Discharge petition 119-6 (H. Res. 432)https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2025060406
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Signature list. Robert P. Bresnahan, PA-08, Republican, signed September 2, 2025.
official legislative record
For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated record claim
- Roll Call 321, H. Res. 432, on the motion to dischargehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025321
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Dec 10, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of December 10, 2025, passed 222-200. Bresnahan: Yea.
official legislative record
For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated record claim
- Roll Call 332, H.R. 2550, on passagehttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025332
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Dec 11, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of December 11, 2025, passed 231-195. Bresnahan: Yea.
official legislative record
For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated record claim
- H.R. 2550, Protect America's Workforce Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2550
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: Rep. Jared Golden. Bresnahan cosponsored April 17, 2025. Passed the House December 11, 2025, 231-195 (Roll Call 332); received in the Senate.
official legislative record
For: Rob Bresnahan Jr: Matches stated record claim