Punching In: First Congress Union Deal Opens Door for Staffers

Oct. 24, 2022, 9:27 AM UTC

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers.

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Paige Smith: Just a handful of months after US House office workers cast the first votes to unionize, the first collective bargaining agreement has been reached, and it touches on one of the thorniest questions of negotiations: pay.

Staffers within the office of Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.) came away from contract negotiations with $10,000 more in pay, with junior staffers making an average of $76,000, according to a tweet from the Congressional Workers Union, the primary group organizing House staffers.

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