Legislative workers are speaking out about the drudgery of the work their members have had to put up with; now they’re organizing to form unions. unions legislative
, passed the House on May 10, 2022 and, after a 60-day probationary period, on July 18 staffers could begin organizing.
Contacting staff who want to join the CWU is proceeding with caution so that no Capitol Hill staff members face the retaliations of being fired or blacklisted. The CWU is organizing staff in the offices of eight congressional representatives—all Democrats, all members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
The unionization of New York State Senate employees is in one part a response to the yearly New York State budget negotiations which traditionally become all-night negotiation sessions. Legislative staff are essential to these late-night sessions, but only receive the promise of comp time—which they rarely get to use—instead of extra income payments.
“It’s important to tap into the best traditions of the CIO [Congress of Industrial Organizations], of the Civil Rights Movement, of Black Lives Matter, of the Women’s Movement, of the Anti-War Movement and to bring those pieces into our labor movement. It’s only when we act in solidarity and defend all of our members, not just where the workplace ends but outside of the workplace too, that we can make transformational change and truly defend our members.
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