Evan Armstrong

Senior Vice President, Government Affairs

As a member of RILA's Government Affairs team, Evan Armstrong leads advocacy efforts related to workforce and employment issues before Congress and federal agencies, including the Department of Labor (DOL), the EEOC and NLRB. In addition, Evan explores how the evolutions in the future of work impact the retail industry and develops policy strategies to build the 21st Century Retail Workforce.

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(202) 869-0263

evan.armstrong@rila.org

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House Discharge Petition Puts Labor Policy in Focus

As the House moves toward a vote on the Faster Labor Contracts Act, retailers face a changing labor policy environment shaped by narrow margins and procedural volatility. RILA outlines why discharge petitions and first-contract bargaining proposals matter for retail operations.

BY Evan Armstrong | 06/08/2026

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