Union Negotiations for Hill Staff Hit Roadblocks, Delaying Deals (Correct)

Congressional staffer unions and lawmakers are struggling to secure bargaining contracts nearly two years after publicly organizing, highlighting both longstanding issues newly minted unions face as well as the unique circumstances of organizing on Capitol Hill.

February will mark the two-year anniversary of the public launch of the Congressional Workers Union, which has been seeking to unionize lawmakers’ aides. While the union has organized 18 offices over the last two years, they were only able to reach a collective bargaining agreement in a single unit—the staffers of former Rep. Andy Levin’s (D-Mich.), who left office in January 2023.

Among the ...