Rep. Omar Statement on Unanimous Staff Unionization Vote

WASHINGTON – Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement after workers in her office unanimously voted to form a union. Rep. Omar's office became one of the first to unionize, along with workers in the offices of Rep. Andy Levin and Rep. Ro Khanna. 

“As a former union member myself and someone who represents a union district in Minnesota, I am deeply proud of my staff for making their collective voices heard and voting to unionize," Rep. Omar said. “Unions are the bedrock of the middle class. The labor movement helped get us the 40 hour work week, the weekend, and child labor laws. Every single worker deserves a union to represent them and fight for their wages, benefits, and basic workplace protections. It is long past time the United States Congress became a unionized workplace, and that includes my own staff. I am proud of all the people on my team who have played a leading role in the staff unionization effort. Solidarity forever.”

“We are witnessing a monumental moment right now on Capitol Hill and in the labor movement that will go down in history. Congratulations to the brave staff in Congresswoman Omar’s office for their landslide election victory. We look forward to working with former union member and labor champion, Congresswoman Omar,” said the Congressional Workers Union.

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