House approves labor-friendly bill with support from 20 Republicans

The U.S. Capitol Building at dusk on May 12, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Graeme Sloan/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Graeme Sloan/Getty Images North America Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly . It's a problem the labor movement has decried for years: After a successful union election, it takes far too long — an average of 465 days, according to Bloomberg Law — for workers and their employers to reach a first contract. …