CONGRESSIONAL WORKERS UNION ANNOUNCES FIRST COMMITTEE IN CONGRESS TO UNIONIZE & NEW PETITIONS & ELECTIONS

Washington, DC – Today, the Congressional Workers Union (CWU) announced the following updates in our union drive, including a petition filed by the minority staff of the Education and Workforce Committee — the first committee in the history of Congress to unionize:

“As employees of the House committee charged with protecting workers’ rights, we are thrilled to be the first congressional committee in history to petition for a union. We hope this can be an opportunity for Committee Democrats to lead by example and practice what they preach: supporting every worker’s fundamental right to organize and negotiate for better working conditions,” said the Democratic staff of the House Education and Workforce Committee petitioning to unionize. 

“After a year of victories for congressional workers — including winning a historic $45,000 salary floor in the United States House of Representatives, securing our first contract with the Office of Congressman Andy Levin at a rate far outpacing the private sector, and celebrating our first Senate Office to seek voluntary recognition — CWU is thrilled to announce steady growth with new petitions, elections, and units at the bargaining table. We congratulate the Education and Workforce Committee minority staff on becoming the first committee in the United States Congress to petition to unionize. CWU will continue to strive for an inclusive, democratic workplace in Congress,” said the Congressional Workers Union. 

New Petitions: 

• Education and Workforce Committee 

• Office of Val Hoyle 

• Office of Sylvia Garcia

• Office of Mark DeSaulnier

New Election & Results: 

• Office of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (9-0) 

• Office of Mark Pocan (10-0) 

• Office of Mark Takano (6-0) 

• Office of Sean Casten (10-0) 

• Office of Dina Titus (7-1) 

Staff who are interested in joining congressional staff organizing efforts can email CongressionalWorkersUnion@gmail.com. To learn more about CWU, visit CongressionalWorkersUnion.org.

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