US House staffers’ ability to negotiate key aspects of employment remains up in the air as they prepare to go to the bargaining table under newly granted union rights.
Capitol Hill staff are scrambling to define the boundaries of a resolution the House passed last month that allows them to unionize and bargain collectively. Senate Democrats have said they will do the same, but face much greater hurdles to adopting a similar measure.
The discussions have brought some of the biggest workplace issues—pay, diversity, long hours, and safety on the job—to lawmakers’ doorsteps at the same time they’re considering a sweeping package of pro-union legislation.
And although Democrats have criticized Amazon.com Inc., Starbucks Corp., and Apple Inc. for alleged union busting, they may soon find themselves facing similar scrutiny if they’re not careful.
Regulations from the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights will take effect July 18, and the Congressional Workers Union, a conglomerate of staffers who have been publicly organizing since February, said there’s a willingness to move forward.
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