House Democrats Vote to Allow Staffers to Unionize; Republicans Predict Bargaining Chaos

House Democrats Vote to Allow Staffers to Unionize; Republicans Predict Bargaining Chaos
House Speaker Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) holds up a copy of the Republican party's "Contract With America" during a rally to celebrate the first 50 days of the Republican majority in Congress on Feb. 22, 1995. Joshua Roberts/AFP via Getty Images
Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
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House Democrats voted overwhelmingly to allow thousands of congressional aides working on their personal office staffs to form unions with the power to bargain collectively on their working conditions.

On a 217–202 vote on May 10, the House adopted a resolution introduced by Rep. Andy Levin (D-Mich.) to approve regulations required under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 in order for unions representing congressional aides to be officially recognized.

Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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