Congressional Democrats including the speaker of House have thrown their support behind a union for congressional staff.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said she would support efforts by congressional staff to unionize. Above, Pelosi addresses reporters during a press conference to unveil the Joseph H. Rainey Room in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Rainey was the first elected Black member of the House of Representatives, serving from 1870 to 1879.The unionization follows a vote last month of staff at the Democratic National Committee, who approved joining SEIU Local 500.
Congressional staffers on average are age 35, younger than the average 47 for federal employees, according to the association. Roughly 85 percent have at least a bachelor's degree,"but tend to be paid less and work longer hours than Executive Branch employees," according to the Congressional Progressive Staff Association., the Congressional Research Service and the Government Accountability Office have unions.
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