The Department proposes this change in response to the increased prevalence of, and public interest in, persuader activities in recent years.  Disclosing contractor status is consistent with Congress’s intent in enacting the LMRDA: [I]t continues to be the responsibility of the Federal Government to protect employees’ rights to organize, choose their own representatives, bargain collectively, and otherwise engage in concerted activities for their mutual aid or protection.  29 U.S.C. 401(a).  Further, such disclosure is also consistent with the LMRDA’s employer reporting requirements, which require a full explanation of the circumstances of all such payments, including the terms of any agreement or understanding pursuant to which they were made. 29 U.S.C. 433(a).  The revision here proposes that one of the circumstances that must be explained is whether the payments concerned employees of Federal contractors or subcontractors and, if so, the filer would provide its Unique Entity Identity (UEI) and the relevant Federal contracting agency(ies) if applicable.