'Every employee has the right to organize their workplace.'
Union President Stuart Applebaum says the importance of this vote “transcends this one company; it’s really what the future of work will look like.”Oregon's state legislative employees made history by becoming the first in the nation to unionize, and labor experts are predicting it will have major ripple effects across the country.
Labor and legislative experts predict that Oregon's unionization effort will spark other organizing efforts in other public offices and change the way statehouses work with their employees.People hold"Vote Union Yes!" signs during a protest in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, Stop Asian Hate and the unionization of Amazon.com, Inc. fulfillment center workers at Kelly Ingram Park, March 27, 2021, in Birmingham, Ala.
"Regardless of your trade or where you work, every employee has the right to organize their workplace," Ruiz told ABC News.Empty House of Representatives chamber of the Oregon State Capitol building. Aug. 9, 2013, in Salem, Ore. "We are committed to supporting the needs of the Legislature’s dedicated staff. The people’s work could not be done without them," the statement read.Gilles said his colleagues are aware of the impacts their campaign could have on other statehouse employees.
Sen. Bernie Sanders' campaign affiliated itself with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren's campaign affiliated with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 2320."As political campaign staffers follow into the legislatures, some of those people would start saying, 'Well, we were organized on the campaign, we should organize once we’re in the legislature,'" Bronfenbrenner said.
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