On December 11, 2025, Mike Collins of Georgia voted against the Protect America's Workforce Act, which passed the House and would overturn the executive order that strips bargaining rights from roughly 1 million federal employees, and the order remains largely in force. On June 9, 2026, Collins voted no on the Faster Labor Contracts Act; first contracts now take an average of 465 days.
Collins also voted for the 2025 tax law, whose overtime deduction does nothing for the more than 90% of U.S. workers who do not get overtime pay, and in April 2026 he voted for a resolution praising it (roll call 121).
Mike Collins's Votes on Unions, Contracts and Overtime Pay
- Collins Voted Three Times Against Restoring Federal Workers' Union Rights in December 2025. On December 10, 2025, Mike Collins voted against the discharge motion that forced a House vote on the Protect America's Workforce Act, and on December 11 he voted against the rule for the bill and then voted no on the bill itself, which passed 231 to 195. The bill would overturn the executive order that strips collective bargaining rights for roughly 1 million federal employees. The Senate has not voted on it, and the order stays largely in force after an appeals court vacated a preliminary injunction that had been blocking the president's Executive Order 14,251. The VA's contract with its largest union, covering more than 300,000 employees, was ended under the order and is in effect again only because a court refused to block a lower court injunction requiring the VA to restore its collective bargaining agreement with AFGE while the case continues.
- Collins Voted Three Times Against Faster First Contracts for Newly Unionized Workers in June 2026. On June 9, 2026, Collins voted against the discharge motion and voted against the rule for the Faster Labor Contracts Act, then voted no on the bill, which passed 230 to 193. It would require bargaining to begin soon after workers win a union election and allow federal mediators to get involved if a deal is not reached within 90 days, and then arbitration. The bill has not passed the Senate. Today a new union takes an average of 465 days, according to Bloomberg Law, to reach a first contract.
- Collins Voted for an Overtime Tax Break That Does Nothing for Most Workers, Then for a Resolution Praising It, in 2025 and 2026. On July 3, 2025, Collins voted yes on the final One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed 218 to 214. Its overtime deduction covers only the premium part of overtime pay, up to $12,500 ($25,000 for joint filers), for tax years 2025 through 2028. On April 16, 2026, he voted for H.Res. 1156, a resolution that passed 219 to 207 and says the deduction will provide hard-working Americans with a $90,000,000,000 tax cut on their overtime pay. The Economic Policy Institute found that more than 90% of U.S. workers, who do not receive overtime pay, do not benefit at all, that roughly 85% of all the benefits of the policy will go to the top 40% of taxpayers, and that the overtime premium deduction expires after 2028.
What the Labor Votes Mike Collins Cast Mean for Workers in Georgia
- Federal workers. Georgia's federal workforce decreased 11.7% between September 2024 and January 2026, according to the Partnership for Public Service.
Frequently Asked Questions About Mike Collins on Labor and wages
What is Mike Collins's record on labor and wages under Trump?
Mike Collins of Georgia voted against restoring union rights for roughly 1 million federal employees in December 2025 and against the Faster Labor Contracts Act in June 2026 (roll call 216), both of which passed the House without him and have not become law. He voted for the 2025 law's overtime deduction, which does nothing for more than 90% of U.S. workers, and in 2026 for a resolution praising it.
Does Mike Collins support union rights for federal workers?
No. Mike Collins voted three times on December 10 and 11, 2025 against bringing up and passing the Protect America's Workforce Act (roll call 332), which would restore bargaining rights the President removed by executive order. In an August 2026 Gallup poll, 71% of Americans said they approve of labor unions.
Does the "no tax on overtime" law Mike Collins voted for help most workers?
Mike Collins voted for a deduction that, for most workers, does nothing: it covers only the extra half of time-and-a-half pay, up to $12,500 ($25,000 for joint filers), and the Economic Policy Institute found that more than 90% of U.S. workers, who do not receive overtime pay, do not benefit at all. It expires after 2028.
Last updated: 2026-10-25