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    Research ● Labor Strike Unions

    UAW President Shawn Fain: “We Need More Than A Party – We Need A Movement”

    October 14, 2025 // Fain, Speaking At A Center For Working-Class Politics & Jacobin Event, ‘Emphasized The Need For A Political Program That Addresses Workers’ Most Basic’ Issues - And ‘How A Broad Strike In 2028 Could Put Them Front & Center’

    Bernie Sanders corporate greed Democrat Democratic Primary Democrats Donald Trump fewer hours free trade general strike health care independent Independent Workers Political Association Kamala Harris layoffs Michigan Minimum wage NAFTA NLRB Ohio OSHA overtime Pennsylvania political corruption Politics populism Republican Retirement Rust Belt Shawn Fain Strike top story UAW wages Wisconsin working class

    News Article ● Unionization

    Hill staffers are organizing. What could their unions look like?

    February 9, 2022 // Amid ‘overwhelming’ response, staffers run up against convoluted structure of Congress

    Brad Fitch Capitol Police Chris Marquette Chuck Schumer Congressional Accountability Act Congressional Budget Office Congressional Management Foundation congressional staffers Congressional Workers Union Contract For America CWU Daniel Schuman Dear White Staffers Demand Progress Democratic National Committee staffers Elise Stefanik federated unions free-rider problem House Appropriations Committee House GOP Conference House Modernization Committee independent Jan. 6 Janus Janus v. AFSCME Joe Manchin joint resolution Joshua McCrain lobbyists nancy Pelosi no need to wait on the other chamber. nondisclosure agreements nonpartisan clerks Office of Congressional Workplace Rights organizer pay equity remote work Rep. Andy Levin sexual harassment policies Sherrod Brown unionize lawmaker offices and committees unionizing its workforce working group