Posted on 03/08/2023 10:52:38 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Sen. Ed Markey’s (D-Mass.) office is set to become the first in the Senate to unionize, after the Massachusetts Democrat was asked for formal recognition on Wednesday.
“Today we are unionizing the United States Senate,” the Congressional Workers Union said in a tweet. “100% of @SenMarkey staffers have come forward and requested voluntary recognition. Once recognized, this Office will be the first ever unionized United States Senate office!”
Markey voiced his support for the staffers’ effort in a Twitter post on Wednesday.
“I applaud these workers who are exercising their right to organize, a fundamental exercise in democracy,” the senator said. “I’m proud of their commitment not to agonize, but to organize. I recognize their effort to unionize and look forward to engaging with them.
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are they not getting enough ice cream, Sen. Markey?
why would this be needed??
This makes sense if the goal is to create a government where decisions and policies are made by career bureaucrats, and elected officials are mere figureheads.
i wonder if they’ll go on strike if she doesn’t vote the way they order her to?
They will regret this...................The Senate and the Staff..................
Markey makes a room temperature IQ person look like a Mensa candidate.
This kind of crap used to be illegal in the government FOR A REASON. Then the Dung Beetles did away with that law as an election gift to their retarded union thug friends and voters.
What happens when the senator retires or gets voted out?
If a senator gets voted out, do the staff of that senator remain for the next senator? Same question if the senator retires.
There should never be unionized jobs in a member of congress’ office.
If a senator gets ‘fired’ are all of his or her staff also fired?
How dies this square up with the Hatch Axt?
The communists are always on the march...
It doesn’t matter if the staff unionizes because when Markey leaves office then they go too.
>> What happens when the senator retires or gets voted out?
The morons who elected the Senator from Glen Burnie, will find a bigger idiot to replace him. Think Elizabeth Warren, version 2.0. A unionized staff will be the least of our problems coming from that craphole of a state.
Malarkey.
Yeah. Pronto. Should have never been allowed. Total conflict of interest.
“...right to organize, a fundamental exercise in democracy,”
You win. Didn’t remember that one.
The road to hell.......
How many employees does he have??? How many are paid by the Senate and how many by his office?? The remainder of the Senate should fight that unionization.
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