The Democratic National Committee's staff just chose to unionize.

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SCOOP: Staff at the @DNC just chose to unionize, a union spox confirmed to @thisisinsider

In a card count, 67% of eligible staff chose to organize with SEIU Local 500.

It's the most significant unionization effort in politics to date. My story:

The Democratic National Committee's staff just chose to unionize. It's the most significant...
Two-thirds of eligible DNC staff signed union cards to make the decision official on January 4. The union will now enter into contract negotiations with the committee's management.
businessinsider.com
10:22 AM · Jan 4, 2022

https://www.businessinsider.com/dnc-staff-unionize-staff-signing-cards-2022-1

Employees at the Democratic National Committee chose to unionize on Tuesday, with two-thirds of their eligible staff signing union cards to make the vote official.

The DNC staff's decision to unionize with SEIU Local 500 marks perhaps the most significant organizing effort in politics yet. As the Democratic party's main organizing apparatus, its decisions can help set the tone for other political campaigns, private firms, and other party workforces to follow suit.

"Throughout this process, our aim has been not only to improve the lives of current and future staff at the DNC, but to ensure our staff, no matter where they live, are protected and given the resources they need to thrive in their careers and succeed in our mission to elect Democrats up and down the ballot," DNC staffer and Union Leader Alison Goh said in a statement.

Former Rep. Donna Edwards, a Democrat of Maryland served as an independent observer and finalized the card count.

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1. Staff & management are together in this affirmation of Democratic Party values.

DNC staff see unionizing as not just an act of principle, but a reaffirmation of solidarity among workers and the key role of unions in building the middle class.

While unionization efforts often stem from workplace disputes, that is not the case at the DNC. Staff and management in fact agree that unionizing the workplace is a real-life adoption of Democrats’ shared values and are taking the final steps to voluntarily recognize SEIU Local 500.

This is from their joint release last August announcing their agreement on staff unionization.

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2. Lead on, DNC!