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More than 25 years after Congress voted to give its employees the right to unionize, Democrats are making a fresh push to make it possible for House aides to bargain collectively, an uphill effort that has exposed the often difficult realities of working on Capitol Hill.
Democrats have signed on to a resolution that would for the first time give House aides the same organizing protections other federal government employees enjoy.
Low pay, a high cost of living and an insulated culture make it hard for Black aides to build a career in Congress.
"The biggest shortcomings in Hill pay right now are on the lower levels, not with chiefs [of staff]," one senior Democratic aide told Insider.
Capitol siege costs will exceed $30 million, official tells congress By Emily Cochrane and Luke Broadwater New York Times,Updated February 24, 2021, 11:08 p.m. Email to a Friend Former US Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund as Robert J. Contee III, acting D.C. Metropolitan Police chief, appeared on a video monitor while testifying from a remote location before a joint hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Rules and Administration committees on Capitol Hill.ERIN SCOTT/NYT WASHINGTON â The top operations and maintenance official of the United States Capit...