Congressional staffers in Rep. Andy Levin’s office are voting on whether or not to form the first-ever union within Congress.
However, there may be several other congressional unions that will survive Levin’s, if the vote succeeds. At leasthave filed to unionize so far, including the offices of Representatives Cori Bush , Chuy García , Ro Khanna , Ted Lieu , Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , Ilhan Omar and Melanie Stansbury .
Though it’s unclear whether or not these offices will, indeed, vote to unionize, nearly all of the lawmakers whose offices will soon be voting“I am so proud of the staffers who made a historic move today,” said Levin in a statement in July, when his office filed a union petition. “It is the workers who ensure that this institution — the bedrock of our fragile and precious democracy — operates efficiently and serves the American people here in the Capitol and in every corner of our nation.
Though there are Senate workers involved in the union, the chamber has not voted on the corresponding Senate resolution to activate their staffers’ right to unionize, andthe resolution if it came to a vote thanks to opposition from Republicans and conservative Democrats like Sen. Joe Manchin . Congressional staffers have long reported poor working conditions in both their offices and the halls of Congress at large. Workers
and often struggle to pay for necessities like child care, while other workers of their caliber are often offered private sector jobs that pay far better, like those in the lobbying sector, for instance.
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