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![Congressional aides cheer as the Senate voted to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court in the U.S. Capitol on April 7, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0511-staffers-capitol-400x300.jpg)
In Historic Vote, Congressional Staffers Win Right to Unionize
Congressional staffers will now be able to start forming unions on an office-by-office basis.
![Capitol Hill staffers wait outside of a Senate weekly Democratic Party policy luncheon on February 15, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0510-staffers-400x300.jpg)
Congressional Staff Say “Cruel Ironies” of Their Jobs Make the Case for Unions
“We advocate for livable wages while qualifying for food stamps due to low pay," they wrote.
![A man takes notes from an open book on a library bookshelf](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0509-library-400x300.jpg)
Attacks on Libraries Are Attacks on Labor
Organized library workers have been the first line of defense against right-wing attempts to control public discourse.
![People hold signs during the "Fight Starbucks' Union Busting" rally and march in Seattle, Washington, on April 23, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0506-starbucks-union-400x300.jpg)
Starbucks Hit With Lawsuit From Labor Board Over Anti-Union Employee Guidelines
There are 19 sections of the company’s employee handbook that violate labor laws, the labor board found.
![Congressional staffers eat by the reflecting pool during the 36th annual Capitol Hill ice cream party on June 6, 2018, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0506-congressional-staffers-400x300.jpg)
The House Will Vote Next Week on Allowing Its Staffers to Unionize
The Congressional Workers Union, which has been organizing for over a year, is urging members to vote “yes.”
![People march in the middle of Broadway during the Fight Starbucks' Union Busting rally and march in Seattle, Washington, on April 23, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0503-union-march-400x300.jpg)
Biden May Invite Starbucks and Amazon Union Organizers to the White House
Sen. Bernie Sanders called on the president to invite workers to the White House last week.
![Sen. Bernie Sanders joins Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls at a rally on the eve of the union election for the LDJ5 Amazon sorting center on April 24, 2022, in Staten Island, New York. Smalls successfully organized the JFK8 Amazon fulfillment center across the street, making it the first Amazon warehouse to unionize.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1393469360-400x300.jpg)
Labor Leaders Vow United Front Against Amazon Amid New Warehouse Union Election
Workers at the LDJ5 Amazon sorting center voted 618-380 against unionization, according to a final NLRB tally.
![Protesters take to the streets to mark May Day in New York City on May 1, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1232636213-400x300.jpg)
On May Day, Let’s Link the Rising Labor Revolts to Community Struggles
Starbucks and Amazon workers have given us hope. Let’s be optimistic in our organizing and link our struggles together.
![Lillian Cabral, head clerk supervisor for 44 years at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center, casts her ballot at a strike authorization polling held by Service Employees International Union's local chapter, SEIU Local 721 in front of the hospital on April 20, 2022, in Los Angeles, CA.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1240118539-400x300.jpg)
SEIU Members Are Voting to Strike in Los Angeles. Here’s Why.
SEIU Local 721 represents 95,000 members, which includes social service workers, nurses, librarians, and more.
![Sutter Health nurses and health care workers hold signs as they participate in a one day strike outside of the California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness Campus on April 18, 2022, in San Francisco, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1392178846-400x300.jpg)
On May Day, Let’s Make Bold Demands for Democracy at Work and in the Streets
People in Los Angeles are launching a “municipalist movement” on May 1 with the aim of democratizing U.S. cities.