'Now is the time to demonstrate your commitment to all workers—including your own—through action,' said Congress_Union
Andrea GermanosHouse Democrats on Wednesday introduced legislation recognizing congressional workers' right to unionize—a move the workers said must be swiftly followed by a floor vote.
"While not all offices and committees face the same working conditions," the Congressional Workers Union Levin framed H.Res. 915 as being grounded in"a simple proposition—that congressional staff must enjoy the same fundamental rights of freedom of association at work, to organize and bargain collectively for better conditions, that all workers deserve."
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